The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-19
Menace Catches "Holy Dads" With the Goods!

OF dshy hs istsatioH 10 give up the
pfiesthood
Regarding Ms strange rstrnA'ioa and
bis rsappcafEnos In the rafb Of q pinin
ciiircn the Italian Journal. "RisyeElio
Colonials, In iu issue % yesterday,
has this 20 ~ In he dsfen-si
"wko wouid po, hesitate 10 say thai
many Of our Italians would say evil of
mankind IN general ard = priest In par
tieular, We are able % assert. however,
that Father Cuueo has left the parish
% bis own FREE viii, and N b. has ts
tarned 20 syraeuse u Is perhaps on ac-
count 81 the idlo rumors In circulation
about him, b show q the public that
he oonsricnce has nothing % rCproash
him with, and that he can live here
undisturbed A. long as he phases
1--WE are truly certain that he has re-.
turned % close the mouths Of the malign
and envious because We have always al.
mirei the man and the preacher. A. 4
man he has always been scrupulpusly
honest. A. preacher he has perhaps
neglected a little the account Of ths
miracles In the lives 81 the saints. hu,
in he prearhinrs and IN his own private
life be has sought to imrlaut IN hi.
faithful the chief foundation Of the
social life; that Is to regulate your own
actions according 20 the dictsics ~ your
\ own conscience We can always sav
about him that on his account Le rnn.
not be attacked and no one has sought
10 attack him 10 the seven wears Of hi,
priesthood In Syracuse.
''No one has sought 20 attack nj.
moral character. and b. T. perhaps oul
of the few Italian priests who hsve been
connected with the parish IN Syrarus
who have not been connected with
scandal.
Moreover, We can say that Fa,hcr
Cuneo has always hecu truly charitahl,
and ready always 20 aid in good work
His charity has always been unasspmiue
In the colony because he Is not love-
Of publicity, but many and many Ital
ians belonging 20 the church and msny
not members, have always found HI
purse open in case of need. We are il
q position TO tell Of many deeds which
have come 10 our knowledge and II W,
30 not, Il is because We do not wish :,
disturb the modesty Of the man.
''It is said that Father Cmeo has re
tired TO private life; that he has changed
his vocation; that he has left thl
priesthood or that he is going into som,
ether part Of the United States or Eu
rope 20 enter into a business life. We
all Of these are conjeeturcs, since Fath
er Cuueo does not wish to ssy anythinl
: about u and when he vas asked II b
wished e. leave the church he ncitho
affirmed nor denied Il.
"But We can say this In regard /,
|. him, and that Is that those who wer
most intimate with him say that recent
: ly he has shown himself discontente,
, with the pricstly life and that be CAV
himself 70 the readings Of MODERNISM
works He was a great admirer o
, Murri, the famous Italian priest VIII
placed himself at the head Of a modern
,stic movement, condemned by Plus ,
: IN 1911. Murri discarded the priestl
robes and entered politics. He now ha
founded a cult Of free thinkers whic'
} resembles much the Unitarian church o
the United States.
cat any rate" the article concludes
: If Father Cuneo decides 10 leave IN
church because bis ideas have becom
Incompatible with the dogma which h
ought to preach, VIC have admiration "a
his manly courage by the fact that b
has placed his conscience above money
: because the Church Of ST. Peter give
it's pastor a good annual revenue"