THE MONTAGUINI DISCLOSURES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13455, 6 April 1907, Page 5

THE MONTAGUINI DISCLOSURES.

CRISIS IN CHURCH OF ROME

PROGRESS OF THE GALLICAX

MOVEMENT.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright.

(Received April 5. 11.8 p.m.)

London*. April 5. i The Paris correspondent of the Times in forwarding extracts of Monsignor j Montaguiai's papers, which he states have been furnished to him exclusively, says they reveal a. belief on Monsignor Mont again i's part, based on j unimpeachable authority, that the j Church in France, and possibly tin- j Church of Rome throughout the world, is traversing a great crisis or crises. Monsignor Montaguini, in his letters, shows that the ultramontanes in France are alarmed at. the progress of the Liberal Catholic movement in France, and at the.profound divergence of view between a portion 1 of the French Episcopate and the i Vatican. QUI RIN A L AND VATICAN. M CLEMENCEAU OX HIS DEFENCE. Rome, April 4. "Willi reference to the statement of the Pope in one of the letters found at. the residence of Monsignor Montaguini that King Edward had declined an escort from the Quirinal to the Vatican, it is stated in Rome that the Italian Government has never interfered with the mode in ; which foreign sovereigns make their j visits to the Vatican. The Kaiser ! was even allowed to make the visit I attended by his own guards. Paris. April 1. M. Piou (member of the Chamber ; of Deputies) denies statements ati tributed to him by Monsignor Moni taguini in letters to the Pope. The Premier (M. Clemenccau), in ! a vehement letter to the Figaro, says that M. Piou. the most militant member of the Catholic party, had accused the Papal representative in France of lying to the Pope by atJ tributing to " a dear friend '' his own j calumnies. He says that Monsignor ; Montaginini had no interest in in- | venting the whole extravagant story. but M. Piou's interest in speaking, ! as was alleged in the Monsignor's 1 letters to the Pope, was evident, bej cause at that time he was leading to j battle all the Republic's enemies \ under the banner of Rome.