The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-27

Compared with the policies OF his
predecessors of recent times the lean.
Ing of Pope Plus X. has been held to
be ultra. orthodox IN purely ccclcsiaS-
tical principles and ultra.conscrvativs
In temporal relations. An instance OF
his well-known uncompromisinK Atti-
tuds against advanced tend encies was
afforded In his opposition to woman
suffrage, as voiced by the pope upon
the occasion Of his reception Of q dele.
CATION Of Italian Catholic ladies'.
Woman can never be mans equal"
he told his fair visitors. and cannot.
therefore. enjoy equal rights. Few
women would ever desire to legislats.
and those who did would be classed
a. eccentrics. Scripture. and eaps-
cially the three Eplstles OF st. Paul.
emphasizes woman's dependence Oh
man" :
Reforms In Church Government.
His now famous Apostolic constitu.
tion was considered ~ cmbod ying tho
most sweeping reform ever attempted
by Roman pontin since the ceia-
brated Council OF Trent. in tho years
from l646 to 1863. In that II dismissed
the entire congregation OF tho council.
q committee OF cardinals charged with
tho Interpretation OF the Council OF
Trent. and placed all AFFAIRS In tho
hands OF separate tribunals and courts
OF appeal.
by virtue OF ono OF his documents,
known aS the "Sapicnti Consiiio." tho
congregations composing tho Roman
Curia OF the Catholic church have
been completely reformed and the
American hierarchy has been nccord-
mcnt OF the church. In fact. nil Cath
olics outside Italy have been granted
n new political standing by the order.
whcrcundcr 200 bishops. 5000 priests
nnd 30.000.OO0 Catholic lnymcn In tho
English.Bpcnking countries have their
nffairs examined and passed upon NO
cordinY TO tho general law OF tho
church and by ten different congrcgn-
tions. instead OF ono. hs heretofore.
Another reform wnS that effected
by tho pnpal bull requiring tho return
Of sncrcd music In usc by tho Roman
Catholic churches throughout tho
world to itH hustcre ana Bunvo purity.
And still another bors upon tho rcvl-
sion q: che cntcchism. n move dear TO
tho hcnrt OF tho Into Leo XIII. where
by instruction IN tho catccblRm In no
longer regarded, as IN years past. n,
tho adjunct TO bnHically religious
education. but IN now held to rcpinco
eyerythlng-mo'hcr. tho gohoolmnster.
the general mental environment.
Pope Plus wns In every respect .
man Of pence, and tho clerical trou'
blcs In Spain and Portugal during tho
latter years OF his lIfr grcn'ly affected
his health. when Spain md Portugal.
following tho lend OF France. broke
away from tho church, no rofuncd To
tnkc my decisive action against them.
IIs held rtcndfnBtly to the purpose
that governed HIS every move during
HIS tenor IN Office and chose tho mid.
dls courre. Standing Birongly for the
rights Of III. church, ho refused 10
upo tho doubtful diplomacy with which
some Of his predecessors accomplished
their ends, ana when tho smoldcrinx
volcano Of public sentiment In Portu.
gal broke. and tho revolution. which
had 40 long been hanging fre In that
country. dcposcd King Manuel and
took tho form OF active warfare
against tho priests and nuns. hs d.
cried tho situation but refused the
word that would brin. TO arms thou
sands Of his supporters and plunge
the country In n bloody religious war.