Show VATICAN SENDS SENDS' AUTHORITY TO EXPEL GROUP Rhode Rho d c Island and Bishop Resents Charge His Flock Made PROVIDENCE R R. I. I Oct 22 By By ByThe The Associated AuthorIty Press Press Authority to excommunicate members of the Rom Rom- Roman an Catholic church who have cited him before the state courts is ts con eon conferred upon the Right Rev William A. A mckey bishop ol ot the Providence diocese in a cablegram from Crom Cardinal papal secretary of state The authority was requested by Bishop Hickey as the result of the action of Elphege Eiphege J. J Daignault of Woonsocket and other members of 12 parishes of the state who took court action against the bishop on the ground that he as president of the concerned divert divert- parish to help pay for par par- parochial parochial ochial high schools in other parts of the state to pay for unauthorized sub sub- subscriptions subscrIptions to the Providence Pro Visitor a Catholic paper and to donate to the national Catholic welfare board CONSENT CO SE T LACKING LACKI G GIt It Is contended by Mr Daignault and other plaintiffs all of whom are members of Franco-American Franco parish parish- parishes es that the bishop had no authority to act att as he did lacking the consent conent of the parish corporations Whether the bishop had the right sot to act is a question now before beCore the superior court here The message from the papal tress t u cre- cre tary of state was transmitted to Bish Bish- Bishop Bishop Bishop op Hickey by Archbishop Fumasoni- Fumasoni Biondi apostolic delegate at Washing WashIng- Washington ton under date of October 20 In a pastoral letter last February 5 Bishop Hickey revealed that Mr Daig Daig- Daignault Daignault had appealed to the th apostolic delegate for immunity from ex com excommunication in case he brought suits against certain churches of the diocese and that this Immunity had been re refused re- re refused refused fused hm The suits were filed lied later Mr Daig DaIg- Daignault DaIgnault Daignault appearing as counsel for the plaintiffs There has been a hearing on demurrer of the respondent church corporations and the most recent action taken last week eek was when Mr Daignault to file lie the amended bill to complaint Justice Tanner upheld the Jurisdiction jurisdIction tion of the civil cl courts but required to file lie the amended bill to correct errors Forty-five Forty names In addition to Mr Daignault's appear as complainants |