| Show Gorman S influence erman IUn II I I in sn Papal Appointment Father Cyril Cyri Superior of the Franciscans at Kaia to be Latin Patriarch at Jell Jer Je Illness ol of Excites Alarm j J I S. S in By Van air an l Republican Special Service London Aug 0 M ly My Vatican Informant informant Inform inform- ant writes that thai It I Is la asserted In authoritative au au- nu- nu clr circles les that lint a German Franciscan Franciscan Fran Fran- monk monIc In the tIre person of Father Cyril superior of the lie Franciscans at wilt will wil soon be he name named b by tire the pope as I LatIn patriarch of oC Jerusalem to succeed the late gr Mgr This Is taken In Rome as a n personal victory vietor of the tire German Emperor who since iris his visit to the tire Holy I Ian Land and has shown particular particular par par- Interest that German influence In Jerusalem should at least equal that exercised for so RO man many years or by the tue French government The he Latin paul patri patriarch arch of or J Jerusalem is the tire personal representative rep rep- of or the pope popo In Palestine and as such occupies a position It I is said galL that in tIre the event of or Father lather Cyril's Cyris Cyri's appointment the settlement set set- of or all al disputes affecting tIre the church In Palestine will wil devolve de do- volve upon upun him r instead of being loft lor to tire the decision of or the lie representative of or tire the tw French government as has Ims been leen the tire case case- for many years past past pastA A report that Cardinal the tire former papal secretary of or state and the prelate who wire at the tire last conclave was elected to the papacy but whose election was vetoed b by tho thur Austrian ha had seriously Injured Injure himself by 11 falling failing from a ladder in his library while reaching reaching for Cor some books booles caused a commotion In the Vatican n where he heIs heIs heis is Just now the tire most Important prelate because frequently consulted by the lie pope in iii church matters maters Plus Pius X X not riot satisfied with the assurance he re received received re- re that tire the cardinal had hal only sprained an on ankle sent his Iris own surgeon surgeon sur sur- geon Dr Mazzoni to make u a special examination Tire Tho surgeon reported that lint the cardinal would be le able to leave leavo his Iris bed In a n few days The popes pope's concern has been widely commented upon because It I was only recently that was wa allowed to take alto an any active part In the tho affairs of or ortho the tho church Immediately after aCer tIre the last conclave he retired d from rom public life arid and was seldom seen at tho Vatican He lie lc even on declared e lare It to be his firm finn Intention never more to take nn any active part In church diplomacy and to apply his remaining years to study stu y Recently however he hl was mad a mcm member cl of the tIre commission which has charge o of the Trench French affairs of the church and since then he has been a adaily adaily daily visitor at tho the Vatican where he Ire remains hours In private consultation with the lie pope It I I is said that lint Pius Plus X has at last become convinced that lint the policy pursued by hy the Vatican Coward Joward the French government since the lie death loath of the late pope was having disastrous consequences fOr the interests of the tire church and arid has now determined to re Ie- Ie re- re sume sure If I possible part of the cor cordial lal relations fostered by the lat late pope with wih the assistance of Cardinal toward tire tho French officials Because of this the tIre c cardinal has now nO become the lie most roost important prelate of the Curia Cu Cu- ria rUt not exceeding the tire present papal secretary of state with wih whom how however row row- ever he ht entertains very cry cor cordial lal personal per pcr- pcr relations Cardinal who suc succeeds eel s to the tIre vacant chair in tire tho French academy aca oca- horny demy I understand Is not persona grata gra gra- ra- ra ta tn a at the Ire Vatican for Cor two reasons It I happened at It the tho last conclave that the tire cardinal sat next to a stranger who spoke no French a language which popes ope are as a r role le expected to know You do not speak sneak French Therefore you are not hot eligible for the papacy said the lie French C Cardinal In Latin Lr to his Iris neighbor who replied In iii tire tho same language It H Is truo true eminent emi neat nent domIno I 1 am ani not riot eligible God be he thanked But lut the tire stran stranger er who re returned returned returned re- re turned this answer is now Pope Plus X x and Is h said salt to 10 resent Intensely ely the tire affront thus put upon him Moreover Car Cardinal Mathieu who has uris been elected elected elected elect elect- ed to 10 tho tire academy for his Iris literary ability allt all all- abili abill- t ty alone wrote for Cor the Revue Revile ties dos Deux Mandes about two years ears ago an article on the conclave In which hi ho denounced tire the Austrian interference with the election electon elec doe tion ton ion and declared In no measured wll terms that the tire choice of or the Ire conclave should have fallen upon Cardinal R Some alarm I is felt at the Vatican because because be be- cause causo of or the bill hi recently submitted to the tire Spanish Cortes b by former ormer Premier Pre mier Moret Just before he lie ten tendered cred his resignation reRI naton and an was succeeded by Caballeros The bill bi ropo I proposes es the lie adoption of religious free freedom om in Spain and the recognition of or ever every religious denomination It I is feared corel at the Vatican ruth Vati vat vat- can that rat the tire bill 1111 bi will wil ili be adopted and that In consequence Catholic non non d de denominations denominations de- de nominations will trill wi be lie enabled to obtain a n foothold In the Spanish peninsula and build churches churche Up to the present time line the only onh Protestant church in Spain was tire tho Episcopalian one In the tire capital cap cap- ital Ial which was erected through a special pe- pe cial permission of oC the tire late king Greek at Jerusalem while clearing subterranean chambers discovered dis dis- covered co thirty years ears a ago o In Via V Dolorosa Dolo- Dolo rosa foUnd round others which It Is Isbell believed ved were Roman prisons prisons rhe They were hewn henIn n he In solid rock One contains a. a stone atom slab so fashioner fashioned and holed as to Indicate in indicate In- In served stocks The that It I serveL as a ThE monks have hove converted this cell cel Into n a r chapel arid and represent It as the prison In which the Romans kept Christ before before be be- fore rore the tire crucifixion Th Tint The legend Is becoming be he- corning coming firmly established among their theli followers and there aro are throngs of oC pilgrims phI pil grims to the tire Greek church who reverently rev rev- visit the tine chapel an and deposit their offerings to the monks |
