Appointing Cardinals From Around the World
By Editor
John J. Obrien has an article in the Catholic Mirror advising that the cardinals of the Catholic Church be appointed from all parts of the world, with some degree of proportion to the number of Catholics, or to the number of the clergy. He thinks that the present method was the best possible when it was adopted, but the needs of the church seem now to demand a different method, and suggests a petition to the "Holy Father," signed by the clergy who favor such a method, "and then present it to the Holy Father for his approbation, if he considers it wise to do." We do not believe that it will be considered wise. Italy will have something to say.