Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-07
POPE BENEDICT
AGAIN STRONGLY
CONDEMNS WAR
Addressing Consistoy POntItt
Asserts That BeIIigerents
Must Make Concessions to
Bring About Peace

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secret eonsistor, at which new cardi-
nails are 20 be named and other im-
portant business transacted besan
shortly after 10 O'Clock this morning
Notwithstanding the world war il was
preceded and attended with the same
pomp as was customary under Pope
leo The only difference today was
the absence 81 some OF the foreign
cardinals especially those from the
United States.
The cardinals from the belligereut
countries were almost all in the group
1f cardinal priests in their order of
seniority The English cardinal
Bourne archbishop of Westminster.
came first Cardinal 90 Cabrieres,
bishop of Montpelier France second.
ana Cardinal Begin archbishop Of
Quebec third They were separated
hy the Monk Cardinal Serafini from
Carinul Won Hartmann, archbishop OF
Cologne who was the last of the
-ronp
From Germany and England.
Cardinal Billot who IS German
born. and Cardinal Gasquet. who was
born Ina London were i'm the group of
cardinal deacons i'm which there was
mo- cardinal of the other belligereut
countries.
Pope Benedict looked well and
strong He was fun Of determination.
especially whom delivering his anocu-
ton in which he again condemned the
horrors Of war.
In his allocuton the pope said TO
the cardinals
Without doubt You are aware of
the difficulties. which, mp TO the pres
emit have impeded us from convoking
the sacred college II finally I have
been granted today TO see YOU again
In goodly numbers 1T is not because
these difficulties have become less but
because we feared hy longer delay the
procedure of the Roman Curia might
seriously suffer, since during this year
and the one just passed not few are
the vacancies which death has caused
In the sacred college.
Great Desire for Peace.
I'm this grave and historic moment
before the assembly notwithstanding
the ruin accommodating during the last
sixteen months: Notwithstanding that
the desire for peace grows daily I'M
many hearts and that rlmbcrless
families i'm their sorrow long for H.;
Notwithstanding that we have tried
every means that might hasten peace
on allay discord nevertheless the fa-
tai war stll grows I'm fury hy land
and sea aud threatens unfortunate Ar
mcnia with extreme ruin.
The letter which, on the anniyer-
/ sary Of the beginning OF tho war we
addressed to the belligerent people
and their rulers. though 1t received a
reverent hearing il by no means pro-
duoed the honcfiecnt effects that were
expected
AS vicar Of Him who is the peace
ful king and prince of peace we cam
not be but moved by the misfortuues
Of so many Of our children; we cannot
but continually raise our hands In
application to the God of Mercies en-
treating Him with our whole heart
that lie may deign m His power to pun
an end to This sanguinary conflict
Wants War Ended Justly.
/ while we seek with an our re-
sources to alleviate the doleful conse-
qucuces we feel Obliged hy our apos-
tolic office to- inculcate anew the only
means which can quickly put am end
10 the tremendous conflagratlon
Prepare for that peace which the
whole OF humanity ardently wishes
/ for that Us peace that is just and
lasting not advantageous TO one alone
1 of the bclligerent parties
The way which can surely lead &c
this happy result rs that which has
already been tried and found satisfac-
tory IN similar circumstances and oi
which We made mention IN our last
letter THAT Is, am exchange Of ideas
/ be 1t direct on indirect based upon
good viii and calm dcliDcration and
SET forth with clcarness. duly recog.
nizIng the aspirations OF am. eliminat.
ing the unjust and impossible and
taking into account with equal meas
ure what IS Just and possible
Naturally. as in all human contro
, versies which must be settled through
the efforts Of the contending partie.
themselves. it is absolutely necossar.
that concessions DE made upon som,
points hy both parties, that some Of
tho hoped-for advantages must be re-
nouneed and that each must max,
with good grace some concessions
even at the cost Of some sacrifice S,
os not GO assume before God and mar
the enormous responsibility for th,
continuation of this shedding of blood
Of which history records NO counter
part and which, If prolonged further
might mean for Europe the beginning
|of dccadcncc from THE degree Of pros
porous civilization to which the chris
tian religion has raised her from
nothing