The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-16
THE POPE CREATES
SEVEN CARDINALS
Plus X Holds Secret COnSiStory
in the Vatican
SCENE IS PICTURESQUE
After Cardinals Pay Their Homage All
Leave the Hall Except the Sacred
College and the Pope Then
Delivers Allocution.
SCENE IS PICTURESQUE

Rome, April 15.-Pope Plus X held a
secret consistory this morning in the vati-
can and created seven new cardinals as
follows:
Monsignor Cavallari, patriarch of
Venice; Monsignor Rinaldini. papal nun
eiao to Spain; Monsignor Lorenzelli, ex-
papal uncio at Paris; Monsgnor Lualdi,
archbishop of Palermo: Monsignor Mer-
cier archbishop of Malines; Monslgnor
Maffi, archbishop of Pisa; Monsignor
Agurre Y. Garcia. bishop of Burgess,
Spain.
The ceremony took place in the hall
which takes its name from the consis-
tory and was performed with the usual
gorgeousness and impressive pomp. First,
all the cardinals met there, headed by
monsignor, their octagenarian dean, Ore
CELIA Dl santo Stefanco, the only survfv-
ing cardinal created by Plus TX. They
divided into three groups, according to
their orders; that of the bishops includ-
ing, besides Oregelia, the two Vannutelli
brothers, Agliardi. Satolli and Cassella
that of the priests. the most numerous.
headed by Rampallo, and that of the dea-
cons.
The scene was picturesque. Plus X,
robed in white, entered the hall on foot,
preceded by the Swiss guard, fianked by
the noble guard and followed by the sis
tine choir, singing.
After the cardinals had paid their
homage everyone left the hall, EXCEPT
the Pope and the sacred college Then
the Pope, from the throne, addressed a
simple prayer and delivered short allo
cuton.
The pontiff dealt especially with the
struggle in France which, he said, was
particularly painful to him. as he loved
that most noble nation, whose sorrows
and joys | consider as my own instead
of being those of her French rulers, who
after arbitrarily denouncing the concordat,
violently depicting the church and falling
to recognize the ancient and true glory
of the country, tried to uproot the re-
mains of religion by committing all kinds
of excuses, even those most repugnant
to French politeness, violating every pub
lie and private law and custom. In so
doing they illuminated the episcopacy
and clergy. tried to separate them from
the Holy See and purposey utilized the
national institutions to further their anti
religious war so as to be able to accuse
the Holy See of being In opposition to
French popular institutions which in
reality We're always recognized and re-
spected.'
Continuing the Pope said he was much
pleased with the splendid concord shown
by the French bishops and clergy, who
remained faithful to the Holy See hoping
for better days for France and for the
church. He was confident they would
not cease to do their sacred duty and
work for the benefit of so beloved peo-
pie, adding:
ITO hatred they will oppose love, to
error truth. and to insults and maledic-
tlons, forgiveness. | pray God to end
this persecution of religion and permit the
church to re-acquire her liberty. Even
non-Catholcs, if they are lovers of civil
zation, must agree with us that this
would add to the common good and pros
perity of the country"
Immediately after delivering the allo-
cution the Pope proceeded to the erea-
ton of the new cardinals. After this
the Pontiff made the appointments of
archbishops and bishops. including Mon
signor Albert Curly, bishop of Manches-
ter n. H.; Monsignor James Davis,
bishop of Davenport, Ia; Monsignor
Emanuelerus Y Rodriguez, bishop of Pinar
del Rio, Cuba; Rt. Rev. William A.
Jones, bishop of Porto Rico, and Monsig-
nor Shortynskyi titlular bishop of Dau
liza, Greece.