The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-08-12
MEXICAN BISHOPS FLUTE
CHARGES MADE By cARRANZA
DESIRE ONLY TO OBTAIN
GUARANTEES THAT WILL EN-.
ABLE THEM TO RETURN TO
THEIR LABORS.

AS a matter of record, it is we'll to
give a statement issued recently by
the Archbishop of Mexico and seven
Of the many charges leveled against
Them by their enemies: 1t runs as
follows:
81. Neither Senior Carranza nor
anybody else has any reason to fear
that the Mexican Bishops or clergy
can be an obstacle to the peace of
Mexico, since it is certain that this is
our most earnest desire and the OBJ.
ject of all our labors, writings, notifi-
cations, sxhortations to the faithful
during these late years Of civil strife
in our unhappy country.
"2. We ardently desire to work
among cur flock to remedy the evils
of the country. and to cooperate by
our apostolic ministry for the consoli-
,dation Of peace and for the national
prosperity.
"3. We can give the assurance that
neither n our sermons nor writings,
neither privately nor in public, still
less by money. did we contribute to
the fall Oh the government of Senior
Francisco Nadero, which we recog-
nized as legitimate, and we can prove
by documents worthy of all credence
that the Mexican episcopate entirely
condemned the revolutionary move
ment against that unfortunate Presi-
dent.
"a. We have the consciousness of
having done our duty during the rev.
olution; We have not violated the laws
of our country in even the smallest
matter, and we do not fear that a
single proof to the contrary can be
brought against as; il we have left
our country, the reason was in order
to avoid further sacrifices for our
people on account of the heavy ex-
actions which would have been i'm
posed upon US and which would have
had to be raised by the people, in
order to save ourselves from impris-
onment and from other grievous vex-
ations which would have deeply
wounded the feelings of the people
and to which, in fact, the prelate of
DURANGO, Topic Tehuantepec and Vera
Cruz have been subjected
IS. We cannot be accused of GRIM
inal or unlawful conduct with regard
to the Government of General Huerta,
because ours was an attitude purely
passive, nor did we interfere at all
in politics or in public affairs. To
foment revolts and to support armed
resistance are things altogether for
eign to our mission of peace.
IS. Since the beginning of the rev.
olution, DESTROYS of the welfare of
our country and conscious of our mis-
sion OF peace we have in our sermons
and printed documents taken the most
scrupulous care not to touch in any
way their the Government of General
Hqerta or the revolutionary party.
= ~. The story that we gave eleven
million pesos to stir up revolt is alb
surd, for it is publicly and VIGOROUSLY
known that we possess nothing, that
we have lost everything that belonged
to our dioceses, and that the generous
charity Of the American Catholics has
been our only support in foreign
land
IS. We have the grateful satisfac-
ton of having worked as good Mexi
cans to avoid American intervention
in our country.
80. From our hearts we forgive all
those who have injured us, and we
desire only to obtain guarantees to
enable us to return to our dioceses to
labor for the welfare of our flocks
and we trust God Our Lord, through
the intercession of the ever Blessed
Virgin of Guadalupe, may one day give
us this sweet consolation.
Jose MORA Y DEL RIO,
Archbishop of Mexico
San Antonio, Texas"
Providence Visitor.