Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-10
CATHOLICS ARE
WELL PLEASED
NEW PAPAL EDlcT RAISES THIS
COUNTRY FROM A MISSION
TO REGULAR STATE.

Nothing in recent years has been DIS
,nroductiye of real satisfaction TO the
iCatholics of America as the new papa
constitution which becomes enecllVe
tomorrow. A complete change III tl.e
,,,ethods of governing the church III
+b;s country will be made erectVe'
American Catholics ere looking 10Y
ward with great satisfaction to the DAY
which will elevate the United States
from mission country to the rdnh
and status of a regularly recosnizeu
.t.oman Catholic state, with the rlgnl
.nd nrerogative of dealing direct WIZ
tha Roman congregations through Tue
,,ano, secretary, of state, instead VI
daaline with the Propaganda, whlcn
aora,nfore has had charge of all mat
tors ,,artaining to mission countries.
I5nder the new papal constitution
~ Tni+ed states, Great Britain, Hoi-
, ,ne canada Newfoundland, Gibral-
tar and Luxembourg are remos eu 49,
the jurisdiction OF the flopesn nor'
Ni,o 4;ans IN Rome to whom the adj
,,,i,,istration of ali church matters -
entrusted. The Propaganda "hicn
headed by Cardinal Gottl, mas lele.o
fore been one of the most inlpoi 49,
and powerful of the congregations pu,
by the new constitution us po"ei' W.
be materially diminished.
Provides for Other Reforms.
In addition to changing the status
and mowers of the Propaganda, the pa
nal edict provides for other reforms,
reorganizing the modus OF the cohgre-
cations. through more suitable dlVi-
sion of subjects and eliminating the
d,nlication of authority and regula.-
ing the work of the ancient tribunals
of the Rota and the Segnatura. :.
nv the terms of the edict both civil
and criminal ltigations are removed
from the Jurisdiction of the congrega-
lions and entrusted to the tribunals OF
the Rota. and the Segnatura. The con-
sregations retain only disciplinary
powers.
new congregation regulating dis
cipline and the sacrament is created
its duties including also questions re
earding marriages, while the dogmatl1
size of the sacraments remains under
the Jurisdiction of the congregation
of the holy office, which has exclusive
jurisdiction over mixed marriages
where one of the parties is a non-Cath
olic. The pope remains project OF the
holy office.
The importance of the congregation
of the consistory, of which the pope Ii
also project, is augmented by entrust
ing to it the creation of bishops an.
the supervision over and direction Q
the rules of dioceses and seminarles
and also deciding questions of compe
tence between the congregations.
Works as Court of Appeals.
All disputed questions, not merel
matters of conscience, go to the Rot
in the first instance, and then to tn
Seenatura as supreme court. TIL
Roto works also as court of appeals
both for sentence pronounced by othe
courts or by itself In the latter cass
the matter must be submitted to diffe
ent judges.
The Segnatura is constituted a coul
of cessation in four cases: AS an al
neal court against an entire sentenc
or the Rota; in the case of allege
nullity of sentence; in the case
suspicion against a Judge of the Rot
and to hear suits for damages again!
Judges of the Rota Anyone can a
neal against the decisions of thes
courts. with or without the assistant
If lawyers, and special body Of LAY
;.ers has been formed, the membe
of which, have pledged themselves
assist the poor gratuitously
Court of Cardinals.
Beginning next Tuesday the Ro
will become an international cou