The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1911-11-11

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the appointment Of three more
American Cardinals by the pope.
Official confirmation Of which viii
be made az the consistory 20 Be
held Al the Vatican November q.
Those 10 receive the Roman honor
are John NJ. Farley, archbishop
OF New York, William II. O'Con-
nell, archbishop Of Boston and
Monsignor Diomede Falconio.
apostolic delegate AZ Washington.
With the three pew appoint
ments the United States repre-.
sentation will equal that Of any
other country In the world with
the exception Of Italy and Spain.
Looking into history, however, one
can see the reasons for the pope
wishing to strengthen his position
In America.
In the first place Il has been
whispered in Roman circles that
Gibbons has reached his dotage,
and Il Is generally known that,
from the standpoint Of the Roman
hierarchy, he has made several
political blunders which could
have been averted by more active
minds, 20 say nothing Of his in
ability TO cope with the growing
anti-Roman sentiment in this coun-
try
Rumor has il ahoat for some
time that at least two, IL not three,
new cardinals would be named at
the coming eonsistory, and the
public press has assured us from
time 70 time that one Of the red
hats would most certainly fall 10
Archbishop ireland, Of ST. Paul.
But not so. And, in the language
OF Battle Greek Post, there's a
reason. f"
Ii viii be remembered by those
who have observed Catholic his
tory, that several years ago there
sprang up, under the teaching Of
Father Isaac Thomas Hecker, q
converted Protestant, /" an idea
Iof modernism, so-called, which
created in the minds Of the un-
wary the belief that American Ro-
man Catholicism was progressive
and in sympathy with American
institutions and ideas. Archbish-
op Ireland embraced these ideas,
as also, 10 some extent did Cardi-
nal Gibbons. This took place un-
der the reign Of Leo Kill, as
pope, and what happened 10 Ire
land and modernism" is in all
history 50 plainly written that
he who runs may read. F"
Gibbons was severely eastiga.-
ed by letters and other messages
from the holy see, but Irpland,
whose offense seems 10 have been
more intolerable to the pope, was
actually called TO Rome and made
to "face the music" In person.
In a letter 10 Gibbons under
date Of January %, 1899, the pope
calls the cardinal 10 taw on his
modernism, and in the course of
his remarks uses the following
expressions which will reassure
the most skeptical that Romanism
is (Semper ct ubique eadem)
everywhere and always the same (;
1T is known to You. beloved son.
that the life Of Isaac Thomas Hecker.
ESPECIALLY az interpreted and trans
lated In a foreign languages. has ex-
cited not a little controversy, because
therein have been voiced certain opin-
ions concerning the way OF leading
Christian life. The underlying
principle Of these new opinions Il
that the church should regard the
spirit OF the age and relax some Of
her ancient severity. and make some
concessions 20 new opinions. 80 The
doctrine OF faith which God has re
vealed has not been proposed. like
a philosophical invention, TO be per
fected BY human Ingenuity. but has
been delivered az a divine deposit 20
the Spouse Of Christ. to be faithfully
ANIt aAa lulaIluIl utCIMTIu. HGuCe
that meaning OF the sacred dogmas|
Is perpetualiy 70 be retained which
our Holy mother. the church. has
once declared. nor is that meaning
ever 70 Be departed from under the
Ipretense OF pretext Of deeper com
| preheneion Of them" The pope then
conclndess Prom the foregoing n
Il manifest. beloved son. that We are
not able 10 give approval 10 those
views which. IN their collective sense.
are called BY some 'Amoicanlsm.
For Il would give rise 70 the Euspi-
cion that there are aiming you some
who conceive and woAd have TIE
church In America 70 ~ different
nom what 4 h IN the rest Of the
world But TIE church b one
This was sufficient. Of course.
70 put . qnietus on Gibbons and
cause him 70 abandon forthwith
whatever ideas Of modernism