New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29
TWO AMERICAN CARDINALS.


bly, aligned themselves with the orthodox
clement
! The warfare Of Pope Plus against
modernism has been. perhaps, the chief
feature OF his reign and has brought
out some of his most conspicuous utter
ances In his third Encyclical, issued in
! August. 1906. he gave warning against
! jurisprudence OF ideas and ebullitions OF
I the spirit of independence" especially
condemning the National Democratic
League. In July. 1907. he made his hrst
definite move against the Cltra-Liberal
Catholic campaign. In which secret
| International league was said TO be en-
gagged The Vatican's attack on the
movement consisted OF decree con-
demning sixty-flve statements taken
from modern Roman Catholic writer's.
Tie encyclcal OF September 1901 was
bis chief attack on the liberal movement
IL pointed out that modernism hsd pc
come a grave menace and denounced IL
| as the synthess OF all heresies leading
logically to atheism. The Pope ordained
that the teaching Of philosophy ana
scholastic theology in seminarles ana
| Catholic universities be carried out SIN
cerelv in the Catholic spirit, that mod
ernists must not be permitted to teach
directly in seminaries or Catholic uni
versitles. that bishops must counteract
! The influence of the modernist press
II that committee of censorship pe
| formed in each diocese TO look over
Catholic publications, that no priest ne
allowed to direct the publication OF pc
riodicals without permission OF the
bishop that clerical contributions TO
such periodicals be scrutinized' that ITO
ecclesiastical congress be held except
where there was no danger OF mouerh
ism. Presbyterianism or laicism anu
| that council of vigilance be installed
IN every diocese against modernisuc
errors 800
In note issued in September INV
still stronger attitude was taken III II
he declared that the bishops ana rector
| of Catholic colleges must watch the ue
velopment Of the young clergy ana see
10 II that they be prepared to nsh'
errors. Every professor in beginning HIS
| course. every acolyte before being pro-
| noted every new confessor' cura'e'
canon or holder of similar once anu
every ecclesiastical official before TAXING
nossesslon Of post was ordered to take
an oath NJ LOYALTY TO orthodox Catholic
/ doctrine and discipline.
The last consistory was held in De-
cember. 1907. four cardinals being APP
pointed at that time. Since then many
vacancies have occurred in the Sacreu
College by death, and now there are
twenty-two seats of the total Of seventy
untitled.
Since 1907 the intention to hold con-
| slstory has been announced from time 10
time, and on each occasion the conNoca-
| ton has been postponed Tor various
| causes. The question or the appoint
mont Of another American cardinal has
been under discussion a number or
times. Archbishop Farley Archbishop
O'Connell and Archbishop QuigleN' I
| Chicago. being mentioned. On one occa-
sion # was stated that the Pope ad-
hered TO his opinion that he United
states should have not more than one
cardinal during the life Of Cardinal Glib
| bons.
The proposed consistory in November
will be the NTH held by P,9e Plus y.
on the death of Leo XIII there were
! sixty-fCur cardinals. During the last
! eight years Plus Y has created seven
teen new cardinals, Of whom two have
/ died. Thirty Of the cardinals who took
part in the election OF Cardinal Sarto as
| Pope also have died.
| The first consistory OF Plus y was
held on November 9. 1903. Its chief
purpose was the raising to the cardinal
ate of Monsignor Merry del Val in order
that the Papal Secretary OF State could
bear the full title OF his place. The sec
ond consistory was held on December IL,
| 1905: the third on April 10. 1907, and the
fourth and latest on December III. in the