The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-25
BISHOP ENLICHTENS ROMANS

mon ministry that we have formed an
organization which separates our pub.
lie activities into five large sections
education, social action, press and pub
llcity, laws and legislation, home and
foreign missions
Influence of New Press Service.
we are very much satisfied with
this organization, of whose creation
we thought when Monsignor Cerretti.
whom we dearly love and esteem.
came to America at the beginning of
1919 to attend Cardinal Gibbons iubi-
lee, and which we initiated at once
1hanks to it we have established
throughout the country a system of
coordinate organizations which meets
all the local and general needs tn
quote single example: We now have
hfty-nine newspapers to which is SUD.
plled common service and which. if
need should arise, could promote q
given movement in the country at
large.
In the United States we have the
local manifestations of Catholic life
Here IN Rome, We find it's central
power, its basis, it's chief. We cannot
consider this as something far away.
until few years ago we were wholly
absorbed in our local necessities. Now
that we have surmounted all the diff
culties, we turn with all our filial feel.
ing toward Rome, and we are ready
to DO for the Pope what in America
we have done for our churches and
schools. I know that here in Europe.
and also in Rome itself, American
money has been mentioned in this
connection, and recently there was a
calculation of the amount which Amer
lea sends to the Holy Father. All
this is very disgusting. First of all.
we do not think of the Pope merely to
send him dollars. We think of him
as the Father whom we love, the Mas
ter we will hear and heed"
American Affection for Pope.
"You ought to have seen the emo
ton excited in the hearts of our faith
full by the announcement of our Jour-
ney to Rome. How many beautiful
sentiments they expressed that we
might repeat them to His Holiness,
How many blessings they charged us
to ask for them! These feelings are
universal among the Catholics of
America, and their material contribu-
tions are but the expression of this
sentiment. AS regards these contri.
buttons it is we'll to know that we
don't count our dollars when we send
them to the Vicar of Christ. Moth
ing is farther from our minds than the
intention which some would ascribe
to us-that of assuming to be the pro-
tectors and benefactors of the Pope.
Do Not Trade With Vatican. s.
Europe is poor and the Holy Father
needs money for the immense de-
mands he must meet, particularly at
this critical moment following the
war, when he continues the unceasing
work of charity which, in the midst
of the conflict, won the admiration of
the whole world-Catholic and non
Catholic. 1t is only natural that the
sons of America, where riches abound.
should give to the Common Father
what their brethren of Europe can no
longer contribute.
"This is our intention, our wish. We
have no other. We leave the calcula-
tions of profit to tradesmen. We do
not trade with the Pope"
Bishop Guertin's statements about
"calculations" referred to a malign-
ant article in the Giornale d'Italia, es-
timating the amount of money sent by
American Catholics to Rome as Pc
ter's Pence and describing this contri.
button as an act of self-interest.