The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-23

incumbent considerable authority and the same year Mgr. della Chiesa was flee.
 A notable promotion came to him on December 16, 1907 when Pope Plus x appointed della Chiesa as Archbishop of the important See Of Bologna to succeed the late Cardinal SVampa. His administration of this ofhce Tor seven years was character lzed, It IS said,' by prudence and diplo- macy. His cOnSecratiOn as an Arch bishop was performed by Plus him self in the Sistine Chapel an honor so unusual that it attracted world wide attention. Archbishop della 1914, less than six months before mounting the throne of St. Peters.
 He took his ecclesiastical title from Pope Benedict XIV, one of the ablest in Bologna on March 31, 1857 and died on May 3, 1758.
 Benedict NV's personal appearance has been described as follows: "A man physically ill-favored but gifted with great intelligence; short of stature. ascetically thin, with the right shoulder raised above the left and giving one the impression of ex- trene nervousness and weakness. But when he raised his head the visitors instinctfvely felt that they were in the presence Of man equipped with ex- ceptionaI intellectual powers and energy. He reminded one of the noted poet 'Leopardi. With an ample brow, surrounded by coal black hair, black eyes, lively and penetrating, a large mouth with thin lips full of express slon, the Pope conveyed the impress sion of a man of few friendships but these most sincere, devoted and last ing.'
 Always "a friend in need.' as a prelate of his church once said of him, Pope Benedict demonstrated his readiness to avert hardship to poor people by advancing $1,00O,00O to save financial institution of Rome from bankruptcy in the Spring Of 1918. This was in keeping with his reputation from the time he was or dalned priest in 1878 to the day of his death. When he was made a Cardinal it was with difficulty that he was able to meet the expenses necessary to one in such a high office ana thls was because up to that time he had given his entire income to inn pOVerished townfoIl
 An instance of his generosity was cited Tn connection with a ban he once put upon tango" dances which were such vogue several years ago. trlends of poor dancing master in Bologna, who was ruined by the edict or the Archbishop, appealed to della Chlesa in his behalf. The Archbishop heard their story with the greatest sym npathy but refused to yield Tbet, he handed them $40 as his donation to a subscription for the dancing mas
 
 ma other employment.
 Pope Benedicts efforts toward peace were thus summed up by Card inal Logue:
 During the later war every effort was made to induce the Pope to side with one belligerent or another but ne went straight as an arrow He made justice and right triumph over 0ppresslon; There. was not one of President Wilson's 1 1 points that was not included in the pontiff's peace conditions"
 The Pope was deeply grieved by the conflict which resulted from efforts to obtain Ireiand's freedom. He was Irish Republican movement. but Arch | bishop Hayes on returning from the | Vatican in 1921, said that he was fol- owing the policy of neutrality and | ireland by either side and repeatedly l the hope that violence there | would end.
 In a letter to Cardinal Logue. the Pope appealed to both English and | Irish to abandon violence and pro posed that the Irish question be set led by a body selected by the whole Irish nation. When the Irish oues- ion was at last settled he expressed great satlsfaction and sent a message 70 the Dall Eireann rejoicing over the peace agreement which made Ireland ! free state
 Pope Benedict declined in May l919, to authorize the Catholic church 70 participate in a world conference of 1 'eHg1ons which had been proposed to nim by a group of bishops of the Pro- -estant Episcopal church in the United states Cardinal Gasparri told the 
 Rather than Q reunion of the Christian churches, the Holy See aims IL the unity of the church which, in he opinion of Rome, can only occur oy all returning to the Catholic | church."
 In December, 1920. the Vatican is sued a decree requesting the C,ath- ohc bishops to pay vigilant attention | to such societies as the Young Mems | Christian Association on the ground | that they corrupted the faith of Cath ollie youths. The Pope urged the Knights of Columbus to combat pro- | paganda against the Catholic faith.
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