South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-07
New Pontif Be5tows
Blessing on Thousands
Awaiting in St. Pc
ter's Square.
CARDINAL GASPARRI
SECRETARY OF STATE
Failure Of American
Cardinal to Participate
IN COnclave Causes
disappointment.

BY Associated Press
ROME. Feb. Cardinal
. Achille Ratti. archbishop of Mi
Ian. has been chosen supreme
pontif Of the Roman Catholic
church to succeed the late Pope
Benedict XIV. His coronation as
Plus II will take place Feb. ! =
After the announcement Of
his election the pope appeared
on the outside balcony Of St. Pc
ter and bestowed the benedic-
ton on the thousands 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 81 years
the blessing has been bestowed
from within the basilics.
The election was completed
without American participation
i'm tho conciavo. Cardinal D'ConncU
archbishop of Boston. arriving ar
The moment the new pope Was bless
ms the multitude
Universal Pacidcation Policy.
Universal nacifosUon" is tl- kew
note OF the new pope's policy. as iu-
dicated I'm a statement led rv
Prince Chigi the marshal of the
Couclave. which made reference 60
/ the first blessing bestowed hy Plus
/ NJ. Cardinal Gasparri wu retain
4 his office as papal secretary of state.
I This announcement almost mined r.
/ ateIy after Plus 81 had Assumed the
/ high pOnt.fcate is regarded as seni-
/ hcant, as Benedict NV required 20
! hours for the appointment OF Car
dinai Gasparri and never previously
i had q newIy-elected poutfG chosen
/ hts secretary 81 state before tho
elapse of ,wo or there days
That the new pope has decided ro
/ exercise his fun an .horitv was shown
when the cardinals known as the
'irreconcilables" attempted % per
suade him not TO appear ON the out
side balcony. He listened 10 the arr
guments for few moments and
then said.
Remember. 7 am no longer a car
dinal I am the supreme ponuH
now"
The diplomatic corps and papa
state officials then all CONGRATULATED
him
Americans Disappointed.
There was "a touch or melancholy.
sadness and disappointment TO hun
I dreds OF Americans mingling among
/ the thousands Of Italians in ST
/ Peters square. when Cardinal Bis
/ lett, dean OF the cardinal deacone.
/ appeared on the balcony OF 81
4 Peters and shouted. "I bring YOU
/ great joy"
The words spelled termination 70
Americans and a few minutes later
as Cardinal O'ConneU's automobile
/ drove UP to the large bronze gate on
1 the right side OF the building 81 was
+ realized that one more conciave had
been held without American parti-
/ cipaton.
The evening newspapers call at
f tention 20 what Il terms the slight
I preferred 20 Americans" Card nal
f O'COnnells unfortunate ana unsuc-
4 cessful attempts in a most trying
/ situation is comm ented upon favor
ably by all the Italian newspapers
with expressions OF regret that the
. conclave had not lasted long enough
for American participation
Announce Election From Balcony
Nothing came from the concIavs
until the new pope was oficlsllv an
/ nounced from the balcony The sus-
. pense was relieved when attendants
I came out Of the balcony with a rich
/ velvet tapestry bordered with gold
and bearing the papal arms II was
then known that a new pope had
been elected
Finally. al 1890 o'clock The pom
tincal cross was seen. followed bv
Bislite and one accompanying him
bearing a huge red gold book. from
which Cardinal BIsleu read: u an
. nounce 20 you great Joy that we have
elected a pope" He then named
/ Cardinal Rart1. arch bishop Of Milan
who takes the name OF Plus XT
The immense crowds broke into
cheering, Justify acclalming Rata.
who was one OF the most popular
4 cardinals Waving 20 the multitude.
Cardinal Bisleti and his entire fol-
. lowing proceeds inside the church
+ Announcement was made that the
new pope would bestovv hIs drE
apostolic benediction from the out
side OF 81. Peters and the crowds
were patient while the pontif don
led his vestments
Thousands Receive BleSsinE
The entire balcony was filled with
the cardinals who had just raised
his holiness 20 the supreme position
n the Roman church: their dowing
velvet conclave robes blended WITH
the white vestments OF the pontff
All stood out against the time-woru
pillars OF the loggias OF the historic
bRsilica
A. the pontiffs LEFT was a monsir-
nor bearing The red and gold book
and az his right the cross. His Holt
ness came forward and touching the
velvet tapestry signalled for Elenca