The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-09-25
'oPE's ALLocuTloN TO THE X.
OF c. GIVEN IN FULL-NOTABLE
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS IN
GREETING THE AMERICAN DEL
EGATION-cHiEF KNIGHT FLA
HERTYs RESPONSE.
(By N. C. w. c. News service.)

(By N. G.. w. G. News Service.) N
The following is translation of the
Allocution of His Holiness at the
great audience given to the Knights
of Columbus in the Vatican Saturday,
August %, 1920:
The Pope's Address.
Reason of sweet comfort and occa-
sion of glad hope is our lot today in
1 receiving into our presence so numer-
1 Gus and select representation of the
Association of the Knights of Colum-
bus of the United States of America,
come here to pay homage, through our
humble person, to the glorious dignity
! with which we are clothed, of the vi
| car of Christ on earth.
1t is always indeed pleasure to
see our children round us, but it is a
| very special source of happiness to
have in front of us today the repre-
sentatives of that noble society which
/ we know has already acquired such
merit before the Catholic religion and
| it's great country, America.
We are we'll aware of all that the
/ knights Of Columbus have done
for many years past in the different
4 fields of human activity.
Who is there who does not know OF
the great help they gave to the Cath
oic University of Washington, found
ing there numerous burses of study
| for Catholic young men? And GER
tainly we cannot but repeat the well
deserved praise which our predeces
sor of venerated memory bestowed or
that initiative as being both in ap
pearance and in fact well deserving
of religion and of true culture.
i Knights Aid to Pastors.
| Further, we remember the unfail
i ing help that the Knights of Colum
bus give both to Bishops and parish
priests for the carrying out OF theil
| pastoral ministry. 1t is THIS valid hell
which often makes possible works o.
4 benefcenee; and surely it can be salt
that the name of the efficacious help
ers should be written in the book o.
\ eternal life by the side of the found
4 ers of the works of beneficence the!
supported.
Nor can we possibly pass over in 81
lence the provident and charitable ac
tivity of the Knights of Columbus dur
ing the recent war, not only in thu
United States Sbut in all the countries
afflicted by the terrible calamity th'
memory of which is still vivid. Tha
activity gained the praise and admira
: ton, not only of Catholics, but Of al
of good heart without distinction o
faith or nationality, and not only from
simple citizens, but from governments
too. And shall not what they hav
! said find echo from us, who, whil
2 we could not arrest the awful scourge
2 set before ourself the noble purpos
! of at least mitigating its conse
. quences?
: Worthy Of Columbus.
These abundantly consoling fruit
f of the work of the Association of tn
: Knights of Columbus are attribute
E above all, in our opinion, to the int
Z mately religious spirit which inspire
i the beloved Association itself an
) causes in each and every one of il
members that clearcut, open and el
tire profession and practice OF tn
Catholic religion which does so muc
r to make the individual morally homo
4 able and socially useful. And that
why the Knights of Columbus, beside
being a magnificent example to the
Y brethren in the faith, are also tt
= best of citizens. Truly, they deser,
Y to be honored with the name
: Knights, a name which in the Midd
Ages was the hallmark of an Instit
ton among whose aims were respe
for and defense Of the Church, cal
and love for the weak and the poo
Specially significant and honorable f
you, too, beloved children, is Il
IN name of that great pioneer of civiliz
10 ltion and apostle Of faith, our fello
il, citizen, Christopher Columbus, wi
s. loved to call himself and write hil
to self down as Columbus bearer
at Christ" Columbus Christum ferens.
vi Readily we recognize that fie
n as vast as 1t is fertile is open f
4 your work in the great American
public whose boast it is to have bas'
Its public order on the fullest liber
land mutual repect. Such conditiO
must necessarily favor the life of 20
institution, but it is through yo
L spirit Of Initiative and fruitful act
ity that it has developed.
N And therefore we have all reason
u hope that the knights Of Columb
i T. will extend and Intensity to ev
= greater good their work, maintain
= !. it-as there is no reason to doubt
.s due reverence and sincere attachme
= towards the Episcopate. which on
~ - side has always shown its sympat
i, IL for every undertaking fruitful Of go
Program Should Pc Non-P Political
on ! we are sure, too, that the KING
he lof Columbus will never depart fr
ia that wise line Of conduct which Il
ue, have always followed hitherto, Of
lie identifying their program with
ad- other program Of political charac
Indeed we believe that there lies