The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-02-11
CARDINAL RATT ELECTED
HEAD CATHOLIC CHURCH

Rome. Feb. Cardinal Achille
Ratti, archbishop of Milan. has been
chosen supreme pontiff Of the Roman
Catholic church to succeed the late
Pope Bendict XIV. His coronation as
Plus XII will take place February IL.
After the announcement of his
election the Pope appeared on the
outside balcony of st. Peters and be-
slowed the benedicition on the :hous-
ands who had waited patiently in the
rain in st. Peters square-the first
time this has occurred since the
breach between the state and the
church in 1870. For fifty-two years
the blessing had been bestowed from
within the basilica.
The election was completed with
out American participation, Cardinal
O'Connell, archbishop of Boston, ar
irving when the new Pope was bless
ing the multitude.
GASPARRI RETAINED
Universal p~acifcation" is the key
note of the new Pope's policy. as in
dictated in a statement issued by
Prince Chigi, marshal of the con
clave, which made reference to the
first blessing bestowed by Plus XII.
Continual Cancellation inaugurated by
his predecessor, probable reconcilia-
ton of the state and church, which
have been estranged for so many
years, and an appeal to all nations to
restore peace are said to constitute
the most essential aims of theVatican
policy.
Cardinal Gasparri will retain his
Office as papal secretary ofostate. This
announcement, almost Immediately
after Plus XII had assumed the high
pontificate, is regarded as significant,
as Benedict XIV required twenty-four
hours for the appointment of Cardin-
al Gasparri, and never previously Dad
a newly-elected pontiff chosen his sec
rotary of state before two or<three
days.
The new Pope was one of the latest
cardinals created by the late Bene-
dict. Only six months have passed
since he succeeded Cardinal Ferrari
as archbishop of Milan.
Cardinal Achille Ratti, archbishop
of Milan. now Pope Plus XII, was for
several years papal nuncio in Poland,
WnGi0 HIS oloCndi SO VI AluROl tant CO-
clesiastical functions when the Polish
question became acute, earned for
him the esteem of Benedict XIV and
the gratitude Of Vatican authorities.
MADE CARDINAL
FOR HIS SERVICES
1t was because of this service that
the red hat was conferred upon him
on June 16, 1921.
Cardinal Ratti was born in Desio.
Italy, on March 81, 1857. For many
years he was librarian of the Ambro-
sian library and archives at Milan.
Later he became librarian of the Vat
lean. In this position he remained
until the new republic of Poland es-
tablished the official diplomatic re-
lations with the Vatican, at which
time Ratti was appointed archbishop
and was assigned to Poland as the
representative of the Holy See.
IS A BIG MAN
That country was then torn with
the arrangements from religion
brought about by the communistic
propaganda from soviet Russia and
Archbishop Ratti c~ounteracted the
spread of radicalism.
He also won the esteem of Polish
Catholics by his efforts in behalf of
destitute children orphaned by the
war.
Cardinal Ratti, as archbishop of
Milan, presided over n of the most
important archdiocese in Italy. The
city being a great industrial center
n of its main requirements is that
the cardinal shall possess a thorough
knowledge of political and social
problems.
He Is big physically and is reputed
to have liberal tendencies.
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