The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-14
CITY OF DENVER.
Denver Citizen Relates a Recent Au.
dience Given Him by the Pope.

full OF enthusiasm over his recep-
ton at the Vatican, Robert S. Brannen
mas returned from a three months So
loufn III Europe. Fortunately enough.
MI Brannen reached Rome in time
Tor the celebration of the second ami
nersary OF Pope Plus KS elevation to
me chalr Of Peter. His description of
the ceremony is interesting to a degree.
nave never seen anything half so
Splendid, said he, in talking over the
events of that day. Representatives
from every nation on earth were there
lll All their court splendor. The service
was heId ln the SiStine chapel and of
course only the chosen few could OBJ
tam seats there. But besides the prel-
ates in attendance there was room for
me diplomats and ambassadors. and
thelr Wrapt attention was noticeable
during the progress Of high mass The
pope was on the elevated platform
and he walked into the church instead
OF being carried, as Pope Leo always
WAS. Outside the chapel the corridors
were lined with people anxious TO par
ucipate in the festivities, for it was a
monday IN Rome and the populace was
Tree TO join in the exercises of the oc-
caslon. From near and far they gath
cred and the Vatican had on its most
festive air.
Then the next day l had an audi
ence with the pope alone 1T is not
nearly such q formidable thing as one
might suppose and ] shall never cease
to be glad that the opportunity came
TO me- | had a letter to Monsignor
kennedy, head Of the American col
Iese. and he had no difficulty in OBJ
tanning an audience for me.
of course there are rules which are
prescribed as to dress in calling on the
pope but there are few other formal
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dress suit or a Prince Albert was
escorted into the presence Of His Holi-
ness by an interpreter. ] found the
pOnu1 robed i'm pureSt white, which
set off the rudy glow of his splendid
complexion TO advantage. He was in
The library, where he spends his morn
ngS. room papered in green-a favor
tic color with the Italians. His books,
which he reads day after day were
there, every one OF them presenting a
binding Of immaculate Wilderness. His (
greeting TO me was cordial and
through the Interpreter he voiced his !
delight at meeting Americans Amer
lea is grand country said he I I
love ii and am glad to see its people /
Truly il is surprising how simple /
that grand man is. Living there in I
regal splendor, he has the simple /
Whole-Souled manner Of a peasant. He /
is wonderful diplomat. In fact he is !
not given credit for half of his diolo- .
macy From the opinions | heard in
Rome ] am convinced that he viii, /
during his pontihcate, wipe out all the
feeling that exists between the church
and the state. He is much beloved by
an classes Of people and is essentially
democratic. He will receive them ALI /
Greed and Italian make no difference
to him; he wants to be the father OF all. |
i was impressed with the courtesy /
of the Vatican guards. The stranger /
finds a good friend in any one of them. !
They are hospitable to degree. The /
press has circulated stories TO the eff |
feet that Pope Plus Graves the freedom |
Of life outside the Vatican and that he |
is pining away from confinement. but |
if that be true he certainly bears no |
evidence Of it. His face is full and the |
glow or health is on his cheeks. IL
wish everyone could see him"