Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
0'CONNELL A BISHOP
Pope EIevates the Rector of
the Catholic University.
SECRET CONSISTORY HELD
Cardinals Created With Great Cere.
mony at the Vatican.
MGR. KENNEDY ALSO HONORED
Head of the American College at
Rome Made Titular Bishop
Of Adrianopolis.
SECRET CONSISTORY HELD
MGR. KENNEDY ALSO HONORED

ROME, December 16-Pius X today held
a secret consistory in the Vatican in which
he created four new cardinals and pre-
conized several bishops. The twenty car
dinals or so living in Rome arrived at the
Vatican about half an hour before the
time set for the ceremony and assembled
in the great hall of the consistory. Be-
fore the arrival Of the pontiff they sep
arated into three groups, the cardinal
bishops in one, the cardinal-priests in
another and the cardinal-deacons in the
third, standing according to precedence.
and behind them archbishops. bishops,
heads of great congregations and other
high personages, who bent the knee on
the appearance of the pontiff, who en-
tered dressed all in white. surrounded by
his usual encourage and followed by noble
and Swiss guards.
After greeting the assemblage the pope
seated himself on the throne and the long
ceremony of kissing his hand began.
When this was over the master Of cere-
monies cleared the hall of every one ex-
cept the cardinals and the business Of the
moment was proceeded with.
Allocution Delivered.
The pontiff offered a simple prayer
and then delivered a short allocution.
The names of the nominees for car
dinalship and bishopric were read. the
pope inquiring the opinion each time
Of the cardinals, who, however, are
not expected to reply, the raising OF
their red caps being taken as an af-
firmation. The new cardinals appoint
ed are Mgr. Pietro Gasparri, secretary
of the congregation of extraordinary
ecclesiastical affairs: Mgr. de Lai, sec
retary of the congregation of the coun-
Gill; Mgr. Ludovic Henry Lucon, Arch
bishop of Rheines. and Mgr. Paul Pierre
Andrieu, bishop Of Marseille.
The pope delivered an aieeution in which
he made reference to the persecution OF
tthe Redeemer, and said that His church
had been attacked from all sides In war
fare open or dissimulated. The rights and
laws of the church had been trampled on
even by those who should safeguard them,
and the impious and vulgar press had
fought her even to the extent OF disturb
ing the public quiet.
Against the Modernists.
The pontiff cited the recent disorders in
Italy To this must be added, he con-
tinued, the disastrous propaganda In the
bosom of Catholicism itself which is be-
ing carried on by modernists who disdain
the pontihcal authority and desire them
selves authoritatively to sanction a new
faith and a new conscience. If the mod
ernists would enlist themselves frankly
among the enemies of the church this
evil would be less; as it is, they proclaim
themselves Catholics. partake of the
sacrament and celebrate mass. Fulfilling
his apostolic duty, the pope said, he had
adopted against the nodernists such
measures as were necessary, striving par
ticularly to save young clergynen from
perversion.
In conclusion the allocution reads:
THE episcopacy has accepted the papal
directions with eagerness and has applied
them with zeal, but the moderistS per-
severe in their rebellion and give manifest
proof of their attitude even in the press.
May God enlighten these misled ones"
Americans Honored.
The pope made official announcement
during the consistory of the appointment
of Mons. Kennedy. rector of the American
College here, to be titular bishop OF
Indianapolis, and the appointment OF
Mons. Dennis OConnell. rector of the
Catholic University at Washington, to be
titular bishop of SeEaSte.