Show CLERGY CLEROY STANDS BY PIUS M Meeting of Resulted in a Complete Victory for Paris Jan result ot of the meeting of the tho French episcopate which ended today was a complete via io tory for the tho tanes as it constitutes re reaffirmation or the or of the pope to accept the terms of the tho church and state separation law The ultImate recourse to private worship al though although l kept ept in the background Is n a logical consequence of the policy by bythe bythe the prelates and the direct the parish priests tf If they are prose prosecuted cut 1 for celebrating nu illegally not to pay their fines but to go to prison In other words passive resist resistance ance amice is the Policy polley of the church churchWill Will Not Be Persecuted The government however has al already ready declined tilO invitation to engage in Iii persecution b by accepting the tho modi modification or at the law of 0 1881 introduced In Inthe inthe the chamber of Jan 15 by M 1 Flandin r repealing the see sec of the law requiring a declara declaration Hon tion In order to hold public meetings The governments action in agreeing to the tho modification enables the tho parIsh priests to continue celebrating masses In the tho churches at time the same time timo giving those who tb o comply with the Jaw demanded the g d a status s 1 the he pope HeIrs to Bring Suit Among the minor discussions or of the was one to prohibit clergy nien JUen from paying ren rent t for any property formerly belonging to the church war wardens wardens dens us as that might be construed into inton n a leco recognition or of the confiscation of the property but to permit the priests to pay rent for presbyteries b belonging to the communes and to en encourage the heirs of pert ops who bequeathed funds to the church to provide for the cole ration of messes masses for the repose of the souls ouIs of the dead to enter recovery au Its with the understanding that if they are sUccessful the money is to be turned over to the church The pope has approved of the decision of the episcopate to legally reorganize the seminaries into superior theological schools thus insuring the recruiting of the clergy |