Show VATICAN PlANS I PROBE Affairs of Catholic Church Receive Early Attention MEXICO CITY March 11 Affairs n. Affairs of the Catholic church in Mexico are to tobe tobe tobe be given serious consideration by the Vatican within the next few tew months say observers here many of whom predict predict pre pre- dict diet that the elevation of a Mexican prelate to cardinal will be one of the tho first acts of ot Pope Pius Plus XI to make for r closer relations The Tha Archbishop of Zamora a veneable veneable venerable vene vener able church dignitary is mentioned as the most likely cand candidate date for the red hat For some y years ars priests and nuns were not allowed to appear on the streets in clerical garb and churches I I with their furnishings were confiscated ed by scores scores- Now there Is an nn apparent tendency toward leniency on the part of obregon Many churches have havo been reopened and several previously confiscated have been returned There is no restriction as to service and the Roman collar and the nuns nun's somber garb are seen again in public m months The late ago o oP P Pope dispatched Benedict g to XV Mexico YeI several oer as the apostolic delegate Monsignor Kr- Kr nesto who in his short time here hero has done much to better church conditions in the republic It is perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps significant that only a few days after atter the coronation of Plus Pius XI the monsignor was hurriedly called to toRome toRome toRome Rome to torn confer with the pontiff re relative relative relative re- re to Mexico according to a state state- ment It Ib has already been announced that five new bishoprics are to be es established established es- es In Mexico as part of the In Intensive Intensive Intensive In- In church campaign The state of Yucatan which is admittedly admittedly admittedly ad ad- radical In Its governments is isa isa a a. determined foe of Catholicism and several laws have been passed or are being considered looking to restriction of worship |