Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-10-03 | Page 25 | Again Urge Repeal Church Laws

u gyp sod e AGAIN tD o 1 REPEAL iE f LAtS WS petition Signed b by More Morein i Than in Million to Be Presented Presented Pre Pre- 11 to Mexico Solons I n F PEAL BY LAYMENN LAYMEN i Episcopate Refuses to Admit Admit Ad Ad- N A mit it That the Prelates Have Lost Citizenship Pd edI P Pt t CITY crry Oct 2 AP APte AP- AP ie te Catholic Episcopate announced Way dds that Mexican Catholics will wll although without much mud ppe pe of success in efforts to sere sere se- se re re congressional repeal or modi- modi cation Ration of oC the religious clauses o oo ot of ote o e constitution t nother mother petition signed by be- be 1 een cen a million and a million and j half alf C Catholic la laymen in all parts arts II f the republic will be presented to congress l IO Monday day The Episcopate Episcopate Episcopate Episco Episco- pate describes this petition as the reply of Catholics to the chambers chamber's recent rejection refection of the Episcopates Episcopate's petition on the tho ground round that Its Ils signers archbishops and bishops had lost their rights of ot citizenship and therefore the right of petition by virtue of their clerical l I SIGNED BY LAYMEN The new petition Is s precisely the same as the previous only signed by laymen lamen in every section of of the country Instead of prelates It will be presented by a committee of ot lay lay- men Catholic leaders say aay that there would have been thousands of additional ad ad- signers but bJ for the fact tl that thata It a large part part of t the populace are unable to read or write and hence could not sign the petition Those well informed including the Catholic leaders think there is slight prospect of congress granting granting grant grant- ing the P petition but the Episcopate announces s its intention to exhaust this possibility and then continue waiting and working for whatever length of time is n necessary even years eals eal's or 01 centuries for Cor realization by legal means of or the objective religious re religious re- re lous liberty APPEAL TO CONGRESS In a l lengthy statement toda today the Episcopate refuses to accept e the chambers chamber's declaration that the prelates have lost their citizenship and right of appE appeal ai Nevertheless It adds for the purpose of demonstrating demonstrating demon demon- the sincerity of Catholics to secure a peaceful legal solution of or the religious situation the petition peti pet tion will be sent to congress contress by laymen whose citizenship Is unquestioned The statement exhorts Mexican Catholics not to become disheartened disheartened ened and urges con congress ress to reverse its position It asks ask that a It plebiscite plebiscite plebiscite be beed held ed in which all aU Mexicans Mexicans cans would be permitted to vote freely on the religious lous question d. d III