| Show AMERICANS IN MEXICO GAIN INSIGHT INTO CLERGY'S STAND Catholic Priests Declared Trying to Fill Pill Duties of Conscience H RULES LES DESCRIBED I IH Father Burke Says Even Native Nathe Born Arc Under Tyran Tyranny lY MEXICO CITY Aug Aue Dy 6 EI EIThe The Associated Press Press-A Press A group ot of American educators and re religious business and professional men headed by Dr Alva W Tay- Tay Taylor Tay-lor Tay lor br national executive ot of the tho so eo social o cial service commission of or tho th Church of ot tho Disciples yesterday yesterday day called at nt the tho Catholic Episco Episcopate pate and interviewed Bishop Dishop the tho secretary The Tho bishop told toll the tho visitors that the thc clergy in Mexico had been beci made to appear rebellious merely because they were attempting fulfill certain cert duties of ot conscience He denied that the tho Catholic clergy was W opposing the tho laws ot of the tho country He lIe said that on the contrary they were to 10 guard its lis divine laws which thich mueL be preserved at all costs EPISCOPAL L RETURNED Government agents who recent recent- recently recently ly Iy took charge of ot the Episcopal church ot of San Jose Do Garcia be- be because be because cause causo the tho Mexican rector failed tailed to regIster with tho the municipal au- au authorities au authorities have returned the tho church to the rector The Tho church Is owned by the tho Protestant Episco Episcopal pal church or of o the United States Usual services will bo ho resumed shortly During the tho time the church was In he governments government's hands the doors were kept open Monsignor Moro Morn y del Rio aged archbishop ot of Mexico City I Is still 1111 In hi bed with a slight lever fever He lie is b x exceedingly weak eak his feeble strength ha having been exhausted uste 1 durin during the tho strenuous weeks pro pro- pre preceding I ceding the date dato when the religious regulations went Into force torce Physicians Ia s say any his con condition Is 18 not as to justify alarm RIGHTS DEMANDED DEU AUl Au 6 Dy h A pi Pi Press sS ss Q C bishops and priests in Mexico are arc I demanding the rights guaranteed to Mexicans under the national constitution p of that country Father John J 7 Burke Durke se secretary of the National Catholic Welfare conference said ald In ina a statement to- to toda today to today da day Referring to report i that the bishops had appealed to President Calles for tor restoration of ot their cUt cUt- Citizenship citi citizenship Father Burke Durko slid said the reason ronson was apparent adding What are aro the tho civic rights de- de denied de denied nied to Mexican bishops and priests priest They are aro denied the tho liberty of speech press Iress ol ot assem assem- assembly assembly assembly bly and petition equality before the law and trial by jury the right to property either cither as ns Indi Individuals or Incorporations the right to vote and hold office They are aro denied the right to exercise their profession excepting excepting- under sufferance and by executive stem stem- clemency clem clemency one ency of o not only federal officers but of ot every village authority In the tho enjoyment ot of what hat lit little tie tle law leaves to them they arc harassed in countless ways was NATIVE N BOn BORN PRIESTS To refer reter only to the decrees published durin during July by the native born orn Mexican priests are subjected to the tho following tyrannical provisions The civil authority usurps the right to determine the quail quail- be required of ot one en- en entering entering en the tho ministry Requires a priest t teaching In inan Inan nn an Incorporated public school to teach only laical ethics etc Makes It a II criminal offense ottense for tor a priest to found a primary school without authority from the civil authorities Requires that a private school I be subjected to the vigilance of the civil authorities In all 1111 mat mal malters matters matters of o curriculum text bo books ks teaching personnel etc Makes it a criminal offense for tor priests to live In community Establishes a censorship over the tho spoken word of ot the tho priest whether uttered in public or vate Abridges for tor the priest the right of assembly Denies credit tor for tudes made mado by the priest In a seminary Denies the freedom ot or the press pres Subjects Subjects all acts ot or public worship to a n censorship exercised 1 by the civil authority CLOTHES PRESCRIBED Prescribes the kind ot or which pries priests may wear ear The civil authority usurps usuri'S the tho right to commission the rec rectors tors In charge of ot parish churches By confiscating all buildings used as all churches schools lent Institutions et wand and denying the right to others other reduces the exercise ot of the religious ministry and subjects the tho minister to the tyranny ot or ev every ev- ev every ery cry village uth authority In Mexico |
