Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-15
THE Pope CREATES
SEVEN CARDINALS
Five Are Italian, One is BeIuian
And One Spanish, But no
American or English.
SPOKE OF FRENCH SITUATION.
Paincd ut the Struggle But Pleased
With the Splendid Concord ol
Bishops and Clergy.

Rome. April 15'-I9ope Plus n held
a secret eonsistory this morning In the
vatican and created seven new car
dinals as follows:
Mgr, Cavallarl. patriarch of Venice:
Mgr Ryaldtni, papal nuncio to Spain,
Mgr LorenzeIli, ex-papal nuncIo at
Paris; Mgr. LuaIdi. archbishop of
Palermo; Mgr Mercfer. archbishop of
Mallnes; Mgr Maffl, archbishop or
Pisa: Mgr Aguirre Garcia, bishop
OF Burgos. Spain.
The ceremony was performed with
the usual gorge BUSINESS and impressive
pomp- First, all the cardinals met in
Ccnsistory hall headed by their octo-
senarian dean, Oreglia hi Santo Stefa-
no, the only surviving cardinal created
by Plus TX They divided into three
sroupss, according to their orders, that
OF bishops priests and deaCOns-
Plus X robed In white. entered on
foot preceded by the Swiss guard,
fianked by the noble guard and follow
ed by the Sistine 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 a short aliocu-
ton.
The ponttff 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 denounc-
ing the concordat, violently despoiIlng
the church and failing to recognize
the ancient and true glory OF the
country. tried to uDroot the remains
Of religion by committing all kinds
OF excuses, even those most repug-
nant 20 French politeness, violating
every public and private law and GUS
TOM In so doing they illuminated
the episcopacy and clergy. tried to
separate them from the holy see and
purposeIy utilized the national insti-
tutions 10 further their anti-rcligious
war so as 10 be able to accuse the
holy ses of being In opposition to
French popular institutions which, In
reality. were always recognized ana
resp ected."
The pope said he was much pleased
with the splendid concord shown by
the French bishops and clergy, Who
remained faithful TO the holy seee.
hoping for better days for France ana
for the church, He was confident they
would moi cease TO do their sacred
duty and work for the benefit OF so
beloved a people, adding:
10 nuIeN tney VIII oppose love.
to error truth. and to Insults ana
maledictions, forgiveness, / pray God
10 end this persecution OF religion and
permit the church TO re-acqulre her
liberty Even non. Catholics II they
are lovers OF civilization, must agree
with us that this would add to tho
common good and prosperity of tho
country"
The pope then proceeded 70 the
creation OF the new cardinals After
this he made the appointments OF
and bishops. including
Mgr, Albert Guertin, bishop OF Man
chester n. HI Mgr. James Davis,
bishop OF Davenport, Iowa: Mgr. Ern-
manuel L. lsuse y Rodriguez. bishop /
" PInnr Del Rol. Cuba, and Right |
GOV, u. NJ. Jones, bishop OF I7Orta |
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