South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-07

A great stiffness prevailed Where
millions through the ages had re-
oeived tho same benediction, the
thousands gathered for the ceremon-
iss OF Monday. stood with bowed
heads while hts holiness with out
stretched hands pronounced tho sol
ernr words. those below resporA rs
with fun voice Ike a gigantic chorus
As tho rain was still falling. the
pope resumed hfs cloak and red hat
and returned within the church, fol-
lowed hy the cardinals and attend
ants The great crowds then began
slowly 20 Gesert the square and by
Afternoon there were only few
straFcIers left
New Pondn Accepts.
AS soon as the tvVo-thlrds vote Tor
Cardinal Ratu had beer verified.
Cardinal VannutcllL as dean OF the
Sacred College
Sacred college. arose and preceded
fo the throne. accompanied on either
side by Cardinals Lcuge and Bisleu,
respectively deans Of the cardinal
priests and tho cardinal deacons. He
was asked iu Latin hy Cardinal Van
uuteIu iu accordance with custom,
DO hc accepted tho election % be
supreme rouuT and tho new pope
answered with the formal "S.nce 70
g. the wiz of God. must obey"
Then the purple canOpies over
tho thrones az tho cardinals were
let down one by one until only that
over the new pontf remained. This
was done % show that the whole
Sacred college rendered Obeisance TO
the new head Of the Catholic church.
Dean Vannutefu thereupon asked
The new incumbent what name he
chose 10 take during his pontihcate
and upon his reply. "Pius II" Mon
aignor Bincerco. secretary OF the
cOnclave. verified his election 20 the
papal chair
Dons Papa1 Vestmcnts.
The new pope was then escorted
n the anterooun within the Sistns
chapel where he discarded HIS car
dinal robes. assisted by the con-
clave. and the papa1 vestments
which had been held I'm readiness
since the opening Of the conclave,
were placed upon him. These in-
Guided the white cassock. white sash,
white stockings. red slippers. a red
and gold mozzeta and finally the
stole or red. worked with gold.
The pontff. fully vested in the
papaI garb and accompanied by his
cardinals. thereupon returned TO the
throne ne had occupied IN the Sis
tine chapel
There the cardinals, according 20
their rank and headed by Vaunu-
telli, made their first act OF adora-
tion % his holiness. kissing first his
feet and then his hands, after which
the pope received them i'm embrace
end bestowed upon them his first
apostolic beuediction.
The fsherman's ring was placed
O. his finger and he left the chapel,
gre whole assembly vending its
way through the Sala Ducale and
tre Sa1a Recia. along the loEgias to
rhs Saia Clementira. the popes Of
e-lal residence. All along the way
he received the homage Of the at
t1ches who served during the con-
c-sve
Meanwhile the dean Of the car.
dinal deacons. Bisleu. followed by
the cardinals. repaired to the cen
trail balcony Of ST. Peters, from
which the elections of scores OF
popcs have been officially proclaimed
90 the world. and solemnly an
nounced % jhe great crowds below:
Ell announce TO your great Joy
the election of the pontif"
This confirmed to the throngs IN
ST. Peters square the election, which
had been indicated By the thin
stream of white smoke which came
from the metal stovepipe projecting
from the roof OF the Sistine chapel
when the voting papers Of the final
ballot were burned.
Meanwhile Pope Plus XI. after
waiting for some moments I'm the
Clcmentine han. had left for st. Pc
ters. accompanied by the members
Of the Sacred college. Arriving at
the balcony at the entrance inside
the cathedral. he raised his hand
and bestowed upon the multitude has
first public benediction. He then
returned 10 the Vatican. where. al
though reiEning. tho popes have re-
NAMED virtual prisoners until their
deaths
PapaI Nuncio I'm Poland.
Cardinal Achuie Ratti. archbishop
OF Milan. was for several years
Papal Nuucio en- Poland. where his
Discharge of important ecclesiasti-
cal functions when the Polish ques-
ton became acute earned for him
the esteem Of Benedict XIV and the
gratitude Of Vatican authorities II
vac because of this service that the
red hat was conferred upon him on
June 15. 1927. when a similar honor
was bestowed on Cardinal LAURENT
Cardinal Ratu was born i'm Italy
on March ST.. 1857. For many years
he was LIBRARIAN Of the Ambrosian
library and archives at Milan. Later
ne became librarian or the Vatican
IN this position he remained until
the new republic of Poland estab-
lished official diplomatic relations
with the Vatican. OF which time
Ratu was appointed archbishop and
was assigned 20 Poland as the rem
resentative Of the Holy see
That country was then torn with
the estranEements from religion
brought about by the communist
propaganda from Soviet Russia and
Archbishop Ratti couteracte5 the
spread Of radt-aHsm. He also wor
the esteem 81 Polish Catholics by