The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-21
Pontiff Realizes His Condition
and Says He Is Prepared to
Meet the End.
tsy The Associated Press,

| ROATE, Jan. 20.-"f it pleases the
Lord that / shall work again for His
1 church, / am ready; IL He says 1t Is
| enough. let His will be done"
| These were the final words of Pope
| Benedict when the cardinals withdrew
from his chamber this evening. The
Associated Press was told that the
pontif retained consciousness and
| that he recognized the various pre-
| lates.
| Prof. Ettore Marchiafava. one of the
physicians in attendance on the pope.
| this evening still was somewhat hope
| full as to the outcome. There is a
thread OF hope" he said. He added
that the pontiff was resisting his all
| ment with great fortitude. The patient
obtained little rest in the early eve
ming hours, but he was no better, nor
yet any worse, said DIR. Marchiafava
All the cardinals of the curia re-
mained at the vatican throughout the
afternoon, and this evening a large
number Of them Were present in the
antechanaber to the sick room. As
each cardinal passed about through
the adjoining room he wore an ex-
tremely anxious look. Bishops and
priests docked about them asking for
Information as to the condition Of the
holy father.
All the cardinals concurred in the
opinion that there still was a ray of
hope, and that the condition of the
patient was most desperate. Although
his breathing continued difficult. the
fact that he had been able to throw
off some of the congestion in his lungs
frightened the spirits of the pontificate
court during the evening.
The apartment occupied by the pom
tiff is the same as that used by Pope
Plus X. The windows open on the
spacious st. Peters square, overlook
ing the whole Of Rome. The bedroom
of the pope is the last but one from
the corner. The corner room, now a
small chapel, was the death chamber
of Plus X.
The room where Benedict lies i'll is
simply furnished. There are a few
paintings on the walls and a crucifix
above the bed. It contains gold
framed chairs upholstered in red dam
ask, and a small table near the bed
Among the cardinals of the Curia
who remained in the vatican through
out the afternoon and during the eve
ming was Vincent VannuteIl, dean of
the Sacred College. He said that at a
time like this the death of the holy
father would be a great calamity.
From time to time he left the other
members Of the Sacred College in the
antechamber and entered the sick
room to bring back the latest news to
his colleagues.
When the great specialist, DR.. Mar
chiafava, proclaimed that there still
was a thread of hope for the recovery
of the pope, an humble friar of the
DO Good Brethren" who has been at
tending the pope throughout his ILL
ness, was even more sanguine saying:
During my lifetime work among
the sick and poor have seen so many
recover who looked worse than does
the pontiff. To me he does not show
the appearance of being a desperate
case"
When DR.. Marchiafaya left the bed
chamber this evening he wished the
pope good night. Benedict smiled and
replied:
II accept this as a happy augury."
The pontiffs voice, however, was
hoarse, and it was with difficulty that
he spoke.
During the evening the Marquis Del
Ia Chiesa was admitted to the sick
chamber. Pope Benedict asked his
nephew to pray for him and the mar
quis replied that the whole world was
praying.