Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-06
POPS LEO

IRE pope, evidently is entering the
shadow o. the valley Of death. For
some time there have been rumors to
the effect that he was falling but word
came again that he had rallied, and it
was Hoped that he might still be spared
I a few years, to mn out the century This
time 1t appears. however that he is
about TO be summoned from this sphere
Of action, where for so many years he
has been one of the central actors.
The last century was hardly ten years
old when Leo was born In the palace Of
the Peccis upon the mountains Of Car.
pIneto This was on the 2nd OF March
1910 lie belongs 10 famous families on
both bis fathers and mothers side. His
mother greeted him az a special git
trum heaven though she had two
daughters and Eve sons when he came
Hei maternal instinct seemed to fore
see. TO some extent the great future Of
the enid The following IS an extract
OF letter from his mother concerning
his early childhood:
My little Yncenzo walks alone al !
ready and goes everywhere, lie il pas |
siOnately fond of horses Although ne |
Is so small that you can hardly see him !
he jumps up and rides all the furniture |
without waiting for help from anyone |
You may we'll believe that this child is |
not the cause of much melancholy |
Titta This elder brother by eight years. |
John Baptistal does nothing but make
little affairs. the church seems To at.
tract him strongly
In school Vlncenzo made rapid prog
ress, especially in Latin. At On early
age he wrote verses in that language
with great huency In 1880 he passed so
brilliant an examination that special
note WAS inscribed upon the register Of
the college, stating In conclusions He
is destined for higher things In 1882
he finished bis studies at this college,
receiving the title doctor Of theology
entering then the Academia del Noiii
Ecclesiastc Here he again dstin-
gulshed himself by thesis on Appeals
to the Pope, receiving a diploma Of
doctor Of theology from the University
OF sapienza, honorIs causa.
when he entered the services Of the
church, he again rose rapidly As nun
clio to the Belgian capital his great
power was revealed, 1t was
then that the new ambition came to
him to become pope, Promotion quick I
~ followed his splendid work for the
and he Was made bishop OF
Peragia in 1886 This was but another
step toward his goal, He gathered into
his hands stll other lines In brilliant I
service To his church he was carving
out sllll higher steps for himself toward {
fame In seven years came his APP
polntment as cardinal In the consistory I
That was the vantage ground from {
which during a quarter Of century he I
narshaled all his influence which he I
was able to bring to bear SO successful G
y to the sacred college In 1875. when II S
net to elect successor to Plus TX. 5
why have YOU taken the name OF {
4eo ~ asked a cardinal the day after the n
,apal election.
Because Leo XII was beucfactor OF
ny family answered the pontiff. and
lso because Leo signifies lion and the y
'lrtue which seems to me the most nee 2
ssary OF all is the force Of the lion" n
The rare qualities Of the present occu- n
nat Of the Roman Sc are best attest q
d by the fact that he Is universally I,
raised Even PrOtestants Join the q
horuJ OF euoglsls The fact is that O
e has done more than any Of his i'm II
Mediate predecessors to make Rome's n
lams endurable He has made no 4,
9;ractions. abandoned no papal prin- 81
ipes but he has put them forth in a h
spirit, by which he has h
'on great victories the best proof OF
Which is the rivalry between kings and II
rlnces TO appear before him and the v
nyiety displayed at courts about his N
resent condition h
Leo has as his predecessor did, called Al
imscif prisoner at the Vatican The II
opes nre. Of course not prisoners. ex- n
cpt as they choose to consider Them n
elves such They are at liberty to 60 hi
nd come when and where they please. nj
.ut The fact is that they have never nj
cccp'ed the annexation OF what was nj
rec papal territory Ia Italy. By that M
ounuy They consider the Italian ii
ings as usupers Of their territory, Nj
nd Pho Mono decided to remain In lie VI
.aucan as a token Of his refusal opc- OF
opt the results OF the war that united n
tally and tore Rome from the temporal al
over of the popes, Leo continued this 81
Obey OF self-imposed restraint It
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