Pope Rules on Parochial Schools
A RECENT ruling of the pope on the parochial school question decides that foreigners are not to be bound to be educated in foreign languages: "The rectors of German, Polish, and other foreign speaking parishes, says the New York Journal, claimed complete jurisdiction over Catholics who spoke their language, and, following a preconcerted policy, exerted themselves to foster the use of foreign tongues in this country. The decision is construed as a final decision that the Catholic Church in this country has determined to exert its powerful influences to mould the polyglot population of the United States into a harmonious whole. This will be brought about by discouraging preaching in foreign tongues and compelling rectors of foreign speaking parishes to teach English in all their parochial schools. It is a triumph for the liberal wing of the American church, and was brought about principally through the representations of Archbishop Keane, now in Rome." It is another step toward the triumph of Rome in America.