Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-05
POPE SEEKS TO
REUN|TE CHURCH
Official Information Says
Benedict Grieves at Seeing
Christianity Split.
CONFERENCE OF CARDINAL S
That Is Plan for Bringing
Branches Together; Pal
meri Receives Messages.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-Priyato
letters from the vatican received by
DR.. A. falmier Of the library Of con-
gress recognized writer on ccclcsias-
tcal subjects. announce that Pope
Benedict XIV is about 10 appoint Il
commission of four cardinals to renew
a movement begun y Pope Leo Nil
and abandoned by Pope Plus y. look
ing TO reunion Of christianity ana
the cultivation of friendly relations
with the Anglican church. \ public
announcement on the subject frOiu
Rome is expected shortly
Doctor Palmieri said tonight that
the new movement. as outlined IN his
adViccs will be directed particularly
toward the establishment of "a te-
union OF the Russian church and the
papacy. and to "A thOro re-aNatuina-
tion into the validity of Anglican or
Episcopal ordinations which was set
tied in the negative in a papel bulletin
10y Pope Leo XIII. The honor of pre-
siding over the commission Of cardi-
nals, Doctor Palmicri has been in
formed, will be bestowed upon Card
nal Nicola Mar,ni. one of the new
cardinals created in the last consistOrv
who has devoted many years to scicn
tific research and to the cause Of a
reunion of Christianity The interest
of the pope in the problem Of Chris
tian unity is said to have been intensl-
fled by the rccen. progress of the
world congress, initiated Dv the Amer
lean Episcopal church.
Active for Peace.
"The new pope" said Dr. Palmicr'
summarizing the information received
from Rome. has taken considerable
part in the efforts of neutral nation
to estab' ish peace among nations and
| the vltican's efforts nave been sug-
gestod not only by Humanitarian
spirit, but by al onging for Christian
churches. Efforts Of Leo XIII for
carrying out the reunion Of Christian
ity were abruptly stopped bv Plus y
who aimed at an inner reform of the
Catholic clergy and turned all his en-
Crgics to the crushing of modernism
Benedict NN thinks IL is time Ia
renew the policy of Leo NIII and also
that a establishment OF political
peace would be the first step toward
renewed attempts TO stop the splitting
of Christianity into a great number
| of Sects.
Establish Commission.
"For this purpose the pope intends
to set up a commission of four cardi-
nails who will devote their intellectual
and moral energies TO the study and
solution of the difficult problems OF
religious disscnsions within Christen-
| dom"
1t seems to the vatican that the
orthodox Slavs will be very soor
called upon to take a more active par
in the life of western nations. either
| Protestant or Catholic, and that IL /!
necessary to come to an understand
ing with them in order to avoid evils
! produced by religious intolerance
The newly planned commission of car.
dinals will pay attention to yearnings
| for unity which from time to time
| manifest themselves in the orthodox
churches and to cultivate friendly re-
lations with the Anglican church.
zone OF the most important tasks
of the new commission will he d
thoro rc-eXamination Of the argu-
ments pro and con on the validity OF
Anglican ordinations. The bull 'apos.
tolical sedis' has settled in the mega
tive the problem OF that validity. but
generally theological schools assume
more favorable attitude toward ac-
complishment of the validity of Angli-
can orders and the new commission OF
cardinals will carefully ponder the
rea sons set forth by Russian and
Anglican divinos against the decision
| The friendship of the Anglican church
is appreciated by Rome. for she may
be as a link of union between Roman
Catholicism and Russian orthodoxy.