Show BE READ IN PULPITS TODAY TUDA Y r Letter of o the he Council of Bishops to French Fr Catholics Ap Approved Approved Approved proved by y Pius X XI r I SITU SITUATION AGAIN ACUTE ClITE J I SEPARATION LAW WILL NOT BE OBSERVED Paris Sept Sopt 22 The letter to the Catholics of France which was adopted adopt d db by b the recent council of bishops and after atter having been signed by all the tho prelates was sont sent lp do Rome for the th ap approval approval of the Vatican will be read to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow morrow In all nil pulpits In France This a action adlon has again brought the question of the separation of church and state to the fore Cardinal bishop of the virtual leader of the church party when hen questioned as to the attitude the tho th episcopate would take after the th vc re ul i lug Ing of the letter said It would be one on of waiting The priests would not leave 1 3 churches until they were requested by b the authorities to do so after which mass would be said In places which al already already ready wore were being arranged and semi 4 narles likewise would t be transferred to t other buildings Will Leave His Palace P lace I personally will WIn leave the palace for a house rented by mo me said Car dinal We Ve have appealed to the th e generosity of the tho faithful and have gathered together a large amount of or o f money which I shall distribute to the th e fe neediest of the priests and w we ye e will live 11 as best we W can We will b bd careful to In observe all nn laws except that rf r f sep rep P ration a of or church and state That we wean w cannot an not accept because It tramples upon the dignity of the pope and the bishops riot not only of f Fr France but liol e world orld The pope Dope must look at the th e question as us a whole He cannot abdi abdicate abdicate cate ate his authority for a moment when n the church Is the subject of attacks Whole World Interested In other countries notably Spain all nit eyes are to see the out outcome outcome come Orne of or the thc struggle between the gov government and the thc Vatican It is impossible sible Ihl for Pius Plus X to countenance the ac let act t union broke off the relations between betty n tn France and he Vatican and since he e rejects it no arrangement of the matter mattor is J possible does not modify Its laws The archbishop of Avignon has decided de det e t to remove from his palace to the small seminary to which also the stu students students students dents of the larger seminary will be transferred so as to vacate all govern government government ment property as soon as possible |