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April 26, 1851
Sunbury American
Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
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Bishop Hughes, an ambitious priest, sought to become the first American Cardinal in Rome but was rejected by the Holy Council after U.S. Catholic bishops objected, fearing his potential rivalry for the Papal Chair upon Pope Pio Nono's death.
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BISHOP HUGHES.
This talented but ambitious and aspiring priest, has evidently been aiming for years past, to secure some high place in the Romish Church. He has been at Rome for some time, anxious to become the first Cardinal appointed in America. Once in the College of Cardinals, he is then eligible for the Chair of St. Peter. The Holy Council at Rome has, however, rejected him, fearing, no doubt, that the Yankee Churchman, whose fame for tact, talent and management, is well known, even in Europe, might prove a formidable rival for the Papal Chair, on the death of Pio Nono, the present Pope. Therefore doubting the propriety of making Bishop Hughes a Cardinal, they applied to the Catholic Bishops of the United States for their opinion, and they, of course, objected, which will decide the question against Bishop Hughes in the Sacred College, at least for the present.
This talented but ambitious and aspiring priest, has evidently been aiming for years past, to secure some high place in the Romish Church. He has been at Rome for some time, anxious to become the first Cardinal appointed in America. Once in the College of Cardinals, he is then eligible for the Chair of St. Peter. The Holy Council at Rome has, however, rejected him, fearing, no doubt, that the Yankee Churchman, whose fame for tact, talent and management, is well known, even in Europe, might prove a formidable rival for the Papal Chair, on the death of Pio Nono, the present Pope. Therefore doubting the propriety of making Bishop Hughes a Cardinal, they applied to the Catholic Bishops of the United States for their opinion, and they, of course, objected, which will decide the question against Bishop Hughes in the Sacred College, at least for the present.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Bishop Hughes
Cardinal Rejection
Papal Rivalry
Holy Council
Romish Church
What entities or persons were involved?
Bishop Hughes
Pio Nono
Catholic Bishops Of The United States
Where did it happen?
Rome, United States
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Key Persons
Bishop Hughes
Pio Nono
Catholic Bishops Of The United States
Location
Rome, United States
Story Details
Ambitious Bishop Hughes seeks Cardinal appointment in America from Rome but is rejected by the Holy Council after U.S. bishops object, due to fears of his rivalry for the Papal Chair after Pio Nono's death.