East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29


Marked Days OF Leo XIII.
(By Alice Robe, United Press Staff
Correspondent
ROME. Nov. 5.-CBy Mail to New
York. THE splendor OF ceremany
and the pomp OF which the vatican
was famed before the occupancy OF
Plus Y OF the papal throne will be
renewed under Pope Benedict XIV.
This was made evident at the first
large and important church ceremo-
NAL at which the new Pope has Of
ficiated-the last funeral mass for
Leo XIII.
That the new pope's return to the
ceremonials and the rigid Journalism
Of Leo XIII should end all conjeetures
on the subject. at the mass for the
departed holy father whose policies
he is believed to follow gives added
interest to Benedict XIV and his die
tates.
The somewhat easy going attitude
OF Pope Plus Y in regard TO church
functions where the public attended
was abolished completely at this first
appearance OF Benedict XIV in high
ceremonial. Women members OF the
aristocracy, relatives OF diplomats,
patricians. nobles-who formed part
OF the exclusive gathering-were hib-
tied with regard to the most rigid
rulings OF the days OF Leo XIII.
One woman deliberately gowned In
black but wearing a neck gown cut
slightly low-according to present
styles-was refused admission into
the famous Sistine chapel where the
mass was held. Her embarrassment
was keen but she retired and later re-
turned, her lace veil covering the ex-
posed neck.
The gorgeous splash Of color. paint
ed by the gowns OF the cardinals. the
CLINT OF orders OF the diplomatic corps
was accentuated in interest at the
first appearance OF Pope Benedict
XIV by the return to the old custom of
the tribunes abolished by Pope Plus
Y. The installation OF the separate
division for the aristocracy, the pa
trlcians, the diplomatic corps, the
various orders-marks one decisive
reversion to Journalism.
The new pope, small Of stature,
light Of weight. looks upon the use
of the papal chair not only with the
eyes OF ceremony but OF PRACTICABLE
ity. Pope Plus. a large man. merely
declared he was too large a person
to be carried in the exalted chair
while at the same time his simplicity
demanded discard OF the long estab-
lIshed custom. beloved Of Pope Leo
XIII and now revived by Pope Bene-
dict XIV.
At the audiences granted by Bene-
dict XIV the utmost rigor OF form Is
maintained. In direct contrast is this
to the last pope who at one Of the
audiences shortly before his death
came in almost without ceremonies
the papal escort sitting during the
audience. All such laxity of cere'
mony has been quickly and severely
disapproved by the present pope VINO
is not hesitating in acting.
One Of his quick and determined
acts which has caused great discus
sion is the fact that he gave the
APOSTOLIC benediction to the Marquis
di San GluIiano. Italian foreign min
ister Two days before his death San
Giuliano expressed desire to receive
the last rites of the church. The
holy father was approached. Donna
Giustfniani Christina Bandini who
knew the foreign minister well, saw
the holy father. The priest who had
given him the last Sacraments was
the emissary who carried the apostolic
blessing straight from the pope 10
the dying foreign minister Of United
Italy
The fact that the action of Pope
Benedict XIV in bestowing the Apos-
tolic blessing upon a member OF the
government regarded as enemies OF
the church since the memorable
twentieth of September, 1870 when
the papacy was deprived OF temporal
power-is regarded as significant
some see in il the subtle workings oil
great diplomat-others regard II
with dIsfavor
But Pope Benedict XIV Is a mar
who fathoms things to the bottom be-
fore he acts. and the changes made
in a ceremonial already affected at
his first participation in high SER
vice (the last mass to be said for
Leo KID has decided his future pol
lev upon direct action and strict rig
idity OF papal ceremony.