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Show BISHOP MATZ EXPLAINS THE CAR RIG AN CASE DENVER, N'ov. 2fl. For tho first time slneo the Inception of the trouble 'between 'be-tween nishop Is. C.. Mat 7. and Father .r. P, Carrlgaii of St. Patrick's church, which resulted in the reading of a format letter of excommunication of Father Car-rlgan Car-rlgan In the churches of the diocese yesterday. yes-terday. Bishop Malz today made a public pub-lic statement. "Tho letter from me read In the churches of Denver yesterday ' does not alter tho status of Father Carrigan in any way." said Bishop Malz. "but It publicly pub-licly informs tho communicants of the Catholic churches that he is outside the pale. "They have been able to make the excuse that they had not been notified and that all they knew they gleaned from the newspapers. Hut now they know it from me. and It Is a matter for their own consciences." In view of the fact that I he difficulties difficul-ties between P.Ishop Matr. and Father Carrigan now appear to bo. approaching a cHmax: significance attaches to the mortgage which has been given Mrs. JG1 -Ion O'N'ell on St Patrick's' church prop- erty. Mrs. O'N'ell Is the sister of Father Carrigan. and from her ho borroAVcd ?2I,-UOO ?2I,-UOO at 0 per cent Interest to pay off the indebtedness oil the now church building. build-ing. Tho transaction ties up the property prop-erty even If Ulshop Matr. secures judgment judg-ment at Home against 1 tic priest. |