The Penn's Grove record., 1922-02-10
NEWS
A NEW POPE C
Another Italian Heads The Roman
Catholic Church

On January %, Giacomo della
Chiesa, known officially in ecclesias-
teal office as the Bishop at Rome, and
the head papa or Pope Benedict Nv,
died. He was buried with royal pomp
and splendor January 18th.
The Pope appoints the Cardinals
and the Cardinals elect the Pope, so
you see the government of those who
belong to the Roman Catholic Church
and pay the money have no say in the
matter. Taxation without representa-
ton is a democratic American prin-
ciple.
The conclave of cardinals, red hat
wearers, known as princes, rulers of
Provinces of the Church as the Pope
is the absolute monarch of all the
earth, consist of 80 Italians and 80 of
other nationalities. The conclave be-
gan balloting to elect a new pope on
Friday, February 4th. On Monday a
t%wO-thirds vote was given Achille
Ritz, who was born rear Milan, Italy,
and has been Cardinal in June, 1921.
The American cardinals were on their
way, but the election was pulled off
in old political fashion before they
had time to get there, which was an
insult to the Americans and to Ameri-
can principles of democracy. Such
action to men of American ideas and
principles, and then the election of
another Italian to be absolute mon
arch in Church, also with the same
claim in State affairs, is enough to
cause a secession and a withdrawal of
support by American people, who
started the American Revolution on
the complaint of Taxation without
Representation"
Cardinal Dennis Dougherty, the
ruling Prince of this Province around
Philadelphia, was on the steamer
Lorraine, and had not reached Europe
when the election was pulled Off.
Cardinal Achille Ritz will take the
name Of Pope Plus XI. He is known
as a good politician, like Pope Bene-
dict XIV. was. Ritz did effective
diplomacy on the order from the Pope
when Poland was created a nation
after the fall of the Austrian empire
which was foremost political supporter
of the papacy.
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force the teaching of the Roman
Catholic religion into the public
schools of Servia (who were Greek
Catholic church, at public expense
which struck the match which started
the World War.
If Cardinal MERCER, of Belgium,
who stood against the Germans, had
been elected, all the world would re-
ioice, but another politician like Bene-
dict has been elected to carry on "the
insidious wiles of a foreign foe"
whom Washington meant in his fare
well address. In Italy, after being
out forty years, Benedict went into
politics in 1918 and the result will be
read below. Benedict returned to
politics in France in 1918, after being
out fifteen years and defeated Gle
menceau for President.
In February, 1919, Archbishop Ger
retti, the Pope's special represen-
tative. came to the United States and
started the Irish agitation among his
subjects as a backfire on President
Wilson because he did not set Ireland
free, and the Pope was not admitted
to the Peace Conference. During
more than one presidential elecIloli
the Latin Church influence has acted
as a centerist party as in Europe, and
now being practical in France and
Italy, like it was in Germany for 20
wears before the World War.
Few American citizens have their
eyes and ears open to know what
politics is carried on under the guise
of religion.
Next week the Record will give
Bible foundation for the Pope as alb
solute monarch of all the world.