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Show CARDINAL SATOLLI. Report That He Is Made a Cardinal Prefect. His Eminence Cardinal Francis Sa-tolli, Sa-tolli, it is now reported, has been elevated ele-vated by the Holy Father to the dignity dig-nity of Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation Con-gregation for the Propagation of the Faith. This ancient body was created in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV. for the purpose of propagating the Catholic faith in countries wherein heresy and infidelity prevail. The jurisdiction extends ex-tends to all countries in which Catholic Catho-lic affairs are managed more mission-umh mission-umh that is, after the manner of missions. mis-sions. The United States is wholly subject to the congregation of which Cardinal Satolli is now the head. The Propja-ganda Propja-ganda has as much power as all the other congregations inclusive, and its functions are legislative, judicial and gubernative. It can appoint and remove re-move Archbishops and Bishops in the most summary manner. An instance of its speed was the removal re-moval of the Archbishop of St. Loui3 for mental sickness in 1895, and the appointment of the present Archbishop on the same day. No appeal from the decisions of this congregation is possible possi-ble to any other tribunal, though parties par-ties woh consider themselves aggrieved may petition for a rehearing by the same congregation. The congregation has the power to send its own priests into any diocese in the countries which it cares for, and such priests are not bound to follow any but the instructions instruc-tions of the congregation. It will be seen that the elevation of Cardinal Satolli has placed him in a most powerful power-ful position, with great power over the affairs of the church in our country. |
