This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1912 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIII The Encyclical Satis Cognitvm--The AbbE Portal's Aduekss Deljvebed In London The 14th Of July--Letteks To Cardinal Parocchi And Cardinal Rampolla. The Pope's letter, known from its opening words as the Encyclical Satis Cognitum, was published in England on the 30th June. Published as it was only in part, with a comment prefixed to it by the Cardinal, a comment emphasized by an article in the Times, it was a foregone conclusion in what light the Encyclical, not only in regard to itself, but in regard to its object, would be regarded, and what effect it would necessarily have on English opinion. If the Cardinal had desired to defeat what had been the Pope's hopes and intentions in regard to reunion, he could hardly have set about it in any other way. It was the same policy, and supported by the same means, as that which had been adopted the preceding year with reference to the letter Ad Anglos. It made such comments on the Encyclical as might have been made with advantage impossible, and excited others calculated not only to undo all that was in progress towards bringing about a better understanding between England and Rome, but certain to serve the purpose of those whose object it was to represent the Church of England in such a light to the Roman authorities as would convince them of the fruitlessness of all attempts at corporate reunion. A wider view of the dangers resulting from the divisions of Christendom, a larger and more adequate grasp of history, and a desire to make the best instead of the worst of the Church of England, might have suggested a different line of conduct, for the Encyclical itself was capable of being s- brought before the public under a very different aspect from that in which it was represented. In the first ...