Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-20
EP|SCOPACY IN i. S.
PRAISED BY POPE
Lauds Its Efforts in Making
Known "True Situation"
in Mexico.

By the Associated Press.
ROME. June 20.-Pope Plus, In an
allocution before a secret consistory
this morning, paid tribute to the Cath
Ollie Episcopacy of the United States
for it's aid i'm making known the true
situation of Catholics in Mexico.
The Pope appointed Mgr. Emmett
M. Walsh of Atlanta, Ga, as Bishop
of Charleston, 8. c.
Mgr. Van Roey, who succeeded the
late Cardinal MERCER, Belgium's priest
hero of the World War. as Archbishop
of Malines, was created cardinal.
Archbishop Honda Elevated.
Mgr. Honda, Archbishop of Posen
Poland), also was raised to the cardi-
nalate, and the Pontiff confirmed the
appointments of several new arch
bishops and bishops.
The Pope expressed his keen sor-
row over the tribulations of the Chi
nese people. which, he, said, resulted
from no fault of the Chinese people.
who naturally were peace and order
loving, but from doctrines imported
from abroad. He hoped when the &C.
casion presented to be able to give
this ancient people even greater proof
of his affection and esteem; he hoped
to be able to do something more than
pray for the Chinese, which l have
done. and will always continue to do
Referring to Mexico. the Pope said
that noble country continued to shed
her blood for religious liberty, and
that her episcopacy. clergy and faith
full must be included among the most
illustrious of which the annals of
the church can boast.
Lauds American Episcopacy.
"If persecution can tear bishops
from their sees, anxious as they are
to fight and die with their fiocks." he
declared, ut can never tear them
from the heart of the Pope"
1t was at this point that he highly
praised the American episcopacy for
what he termed it's noble effort TO en-
tighten public opinion on the condi-
lions facing the Mexican church.
The recrudescence of this "barbaric
ire against religion is due, the Pope
believes, to the public and secret cir
of subversive theories of all
kinds, which filter like poison
nations while rulers do al
most nothing to render their coun-
tries immune from this danger"
the enemies of the church averred
that he (the Pope) did not know the
true situation there or was misin-
formed by his ministers, whose 10y
atty in fact is above praise" or that,
because of party passions, we are
working for the reconstruction of
some kind Of empire, or that we are
misled by affection for some nation.
or that we trespass the limits of our
authority, ordering actions against
"All this" he continued, sis not
only very insulting to us, but repug-
nant to the truth, and smacks of
madness"
Need of Unity Reaffirmed.
Going into the struggle within
French Catholicism, the pontiff re-
newed his admonition against any in
ternal division, reaffirming the neces-
sity for unity of the church and the
authority of the papacy.
He expressed regret at the continu-
ed disobedience of a certain number
OF French Catholics. evidently allud.
ing to Leon Daudet's group, whose
paper, L'Action Franchise, was recent
ly prescribed by the index committee
of the Vatican.
1--WE are entirely ready" the Pope
said, ''to receive and embrace with
charity and benignity who
ever recants and proposes sincerely
to remove the scandal which too long
has been presented to the whole
church. particularly that Of France.
Indeed, we hope that soon all will re-
find themselves with their common
father"