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Excerpt from The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Vol. 21: A Monthly Journal, Under Episcopal Sanction, January to June, 1907 The year 1906 has come and gone; and despite all speculations to the contrary, the political peace of Europe has been steadily maintained. True indeed at one time the relations between Germany and France were strained to the uttermost, but the conference of Algeciras averted a struggle; again, the Sultan seemed anxious to put the fortunes of his nation to the test, but on the mobilization of the English fleet his warlike humour was not long in disappearing; Austria and Hungary seemed daily awaiting the close of the protracted conferences and the issue of the ultimatum, when suddenly the scene changed, the Emperor Francis Joseph saved the situation, and the representatives of the two nations fell upon each others' necks in the Imperial presence; while, finally, the wild revolutionary movement in Russia, exaggerated a hundred-fold as it was by interested political agents and correspondents, has suddenly collapsed, and the new Parliament may bring peace to the realms of the Czar. But the political peace of Europe has not meant peace for the Church or for the Pope. Not for the last quarter of a century has the Holy See found itself confronted with so difficult or so complex problems as those which have engaged its attention during the year that has drawn to a close. The movements from within the Church itself have been almost as great a source of anxiety to the Holy Father as the attacks from without. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
