| Show ALB RTUSJ THEORY An Important Encyclical Soon to be Issued on I THE GREAT SOCIAL QUESTIONS That Are Shaking tho Very Centres of Society The Relation of Albertua to Modern Socialism Special to THI HIRALD Examiner Dispatch NEW YORK March 31t is authoritively announced the PopeLeo XIII will soon issue is-sue one of the most important encyclicals that have emanated from his pen during his occupancy of the papal chair Its corning corn-ing is anxiously awaited by the ecclesiastical ecclesias-tical authorities of this arch diocese Pope Leo after long and thoughtful consideration con-sideration has concluded the time has arrived ar-rived when he as head of the Catholic church must authoritively speak on the great social and economic questions which are shaking the very centres of society DA fewweeks ago when Archbishop Corrigan Cor-rigan appointed Albertus as the subject to be discussed at the last quarterly quar-terly conference of the clergy of this discese widespread interest was attached to the discussion Albertus was an imag inary person who was imbued with the theories of tho modern Socialist One of his confessors had condemned his theories as unCatholic and refused him absolution while ho held them or even attended meat lags where they were debated Another confessor advised him that his theories were not inconsistent with Catholic theology the-ology and said he could attend the meetings without doinganything contrary to his religion re-ligion The question the archbishop presented pre-sented to his clergy was Which confessor was right The real Albertus was anyone any-one who held theories kin to those advocated advo-cated by Dr McGlynn The discussion of Albertus took a wide and Important Im-portant range It was held in secret but the Examiner correspondent is able to give today some inside facts connected win the Albertus discussion which until now have never been published Only the essays of those who took sides against Albartus have been given out His denunciation was made public but the fact that a defense was made has never until now been hinted Albertus instead of being abandoned to the mercy of his opponents was ably and eloquently defended His defense was not publicly discussed at the conference the rule of the conference made it obligatory gatory on every priest of the diocese to submit in writing his views on the subject under debate The essays were all written in Latin Those read happened to be only thoso which expressed the views which i is known are held by the archbishop But Archbishop Corrigan has in his possession pos-session 1 number of Latin dissertations which wore submitted at the conference which taken together make up a very presentable pre-sentable defense for the offender Albar tus The line of defense followed by the little army who stood up against the majority ma-jority of tho conference is nearly the same Albertus theyheld was teaching Catholic Cath-olic doctrines ho was only using his common com-mon birthright t discuss and study economic questions which are matters pertaining per-taining to the state and entirely beyond the jurisdiction of ecclesiastical authority The defenders of Albertus while maintaining the question was a political one used one mode defense which they consider a more convincing one and which bears closo and intimate relationship to the Popes coming encyclical The propaganda they said has not condemned tho theories of Albertus I it has we have never seen tno condemnation True it has been said that the propaganda has issued an edict against the doctrines and theories of Albertus We maintain and are ready t prove what the propaganda has condemned we are not toacning and tnat the alleged condemnation has been distorted to bomado to apply to the C 91 of Albertua Wo maIn ain tOut Uberus is not inculcating doc trines hostile Catholic theology and that ieis un advocate of something entirely out side of the domain of the church It is a question to be settled by the arbiters the 0iitieal destines of the respective communities com-munities in which they themselves may elect to reside This defensf of Albertus was no doubt partly anticipated by the archbishop arch-bishop S He has known for sometime that those sentiments were held by several of the priests The Popes encyclical will definitely settle this controversay But will it be for or against Albertus The Popes enc Gtic1 alone can answer that question The defenders of Albertus are the ones who reused to sign a circular letter upholding archbishop for his acton ac-ton during the McGlynn dispute and they are tho ones who stood near Dr Burtsell when he was disciplined by tho archbishop |
