Show THE POPE understands that political power and influence are quite as essential essen-tial to the head of a church in this age as spiritual influence and power < He has caused a circular to be sent to Papal Nunios calling their attention to the leading political and ecclesiastical questions of the day ind instructing them to cultivate friendly relations with the several governments Of the world It is essential to the prosperity of a church that it be on good terms with the government and as prosperity Is worth more to the average religious society than the societys religion the Pope does wisely for his church in cultivating cul-tivating good feeling in the countries where Catholicism exists |