The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-20

the Latin countries, which had been
known In history as the most faithful
to the Holy See, the relations with
Italy, while maintaining in the outside
form the usual character of hostility
were in substance much more cordial
1t YOU take long to enumerate all
the reforms of a religious character
initiated by Plus X, such as that OF
preaching every Sunday from a text
from The bible, himself giving the good
example by having as long as his
strength allowed him, the faithful OF
me ulterent parishes Of Rome in the
Courtyard OF San Damaso 70 hear him
explain the gospel story, and carrying
out n after the other as Pope the
same ideas n principles which he had
confessed n advocated as bishop and
patriarch. one of his undertakings will
leave an important mark in the history
or the Papacy-the codihcattOn of &C.
clesiasttc law. He entrusted the work
90 an iilustrious scholar in Canon law,
Mgr. Uietro GaSparri on whom he con-
ferred the red hat In December. 1907.
Another epoch-mSking task was that
or the revision of the Vulgate. which
he coniided to Father Francis Aidan
Abbot-President of the Eng
ilsh benedicune congregation so well
known as a learned historian.
nus n was determined to restore
the most iron discipline amonw the
clergy, and this led to an ~unrelenting
~ESAAASS NlSi SGGIAOn OF En-
c~lesiastics who profeSsed unorthodox
opinions and were called Modernists.
n encyclical promulgated on Sent. 8.
1907, condemned the Modernists and
their doctrines.
Following this several leaders OF the
Modernist movement were excommuni-
Gated In Italy, England and
The Pope displayed even greater en-
ergy on o is. 1907, when he reaf-
nrlned the necessity Of combating nv
every possible e the spirit OF re-
bellion, n ordered the hishops tn
watch n IL necessary to dismiss fhe
professor infected with the condemned
doctrines and to prevent from takTnr
orders those students who were sns-
pected OF sympathising with the move
ment
New rebellions broke out. and Pins
~. went further in the struggle, with
. new encyclical, In May 1903, and more
so by imposing the anti-modernist OATH
on all e~clesiastics.
The PoutiT reused q storm of opposi-
tion, to himself entirely unexpected, by
in general and those of the German Re-
formation in particular, on occasion
of the centennial of St Charles Ror-
romeo.
Another very importsnt reform due
10 Plus \, is that Of the Roman Curia.
which was still ruled by the Bull al
StStus v, of January, 1853. With this
he reformed the offices. the ecclessastt.
cal courts and the Roman congrega-
tons, Withdrawing America, Canada,
Newfoundland, Great Britain, Holland
and Luxembourg, from the Jurisdiction
OF Propaganda Eide. removing them
therefore from among the m~issionary
countries and putting them, foratheY
with the rest of the Catholic world. an
der tbs Consistorial congregation.
To Americans Plus X. wss especially
interesting, His great friend shin FOR
this country, his frequent audiences ia
Americans, both Catholic and NON
Catholic and his interest in American
affairs Kept him in closer touch with
this side of the Atlantic than perhaps
N Pontif that has preceded him. re
was an srdent adminer OF Theoa0rt
Roosevelt, and had the ex~presidenr
writings translated for reading. yet
as will be recalled. events occurring 81
the time of Mr.. Rooseye1Ts visit n
Rome led to the cancellation of hi.
visit to h Vatican. Former Vice,
President Charles w, Fairbanks had !
somewhat similar experience, and III
incident created widespread interest 81
this country and in Europe at he Same
time.