The Monroe journal., 1922-02-14
THE NEW POPE CROWNED
AND BLESSES THE CROWD
Most Spectacular Ceremony in the
Great Structure Of st. Peters;
Reign of Plus the l1th

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Peters today and scenes OF ponlp and
enthusiasm and in the presence OF
Princes and digniataries of the
church. diplomatic representatives
OF foreign countries. members OF
the Roman aristocraey and vast as
semblage filling the great structure
TO the very doors. The ancient Gus
tom was carried out with impressive
ceremonies and the newly elected
Pontiff now occupies the throne OF
the first pope reported crowned. Leo
IN. who reigned from 795 TO sic.
With the exception OF Leo NIIl
and Benedict Nv who owning to the
strained relations existing between
the Quirinal and the Vatican in 1878
and the World War in 1914. pre-
ferred TO be crowned in the Sistine
chapel, the coronation of all the
popes elected since the erection of
the Easilica has been celebrated
there.
Pope Again BleSses Crowd
Plus XI again blessed the crowds
from the outer balcony of ST. Pet
er's this time nearly 100000 people
cheering Long live the Pope" and
waving handkerchiefs and admission
tickets to the Vatican which had
failed to find them room inside the
great church.
II had been officially announced
that lowing TO the cold weather" the
Pope would not bless the crowds
from the outer balcony. but such
was the insistence and warmth of
the cheers, lasting three quarters OF
an hour, that the Pontiff finally de-
cided he must answer the call of
his children.
Thus II was long after l o'clock
in the afternoon when the holy
father appeared on the balcony. sur
rounded by Cardinals Vanutelli, Gas
parri. Mercier and Bourne and be-
slowed the apostolic. benediction,
again waving the familiar little shake
of the hand as he disappeared into
the interior of the Basilica.
Gets Enthusiastic Reception
Previous to this $4,000 gathered
eously had cheered the holy father
as Cardinal Lega placed upon the
Pope's head the tiara, emblem OF
supreme sovereignty. The cheers con-
tinued for so long time that Plus
was compelled to make signs with his
hands as IL seeking silence In order
that the ceremony might continue.
Old Romans who had witnessed the
coronation of several popes say that
the enthusiastic reception accorded
the present pope has never been
equalled in their memory.
Good will, sincerely and hope were
the dominant emotions prevailing in
Rome as the new spiritual leader
was receiving the triple crown with
the magnificent ceremony OF the
Roman Catholic church, but with a
tinge of the matter OF fact and
business-like manners obtaining in
the world today. Silver bugles OF the
Sixteenth Century announced the
coronation and the red robes of the
aged Cardinals mingling with the
uniform of the Swiss guards re-
called the Middle ages. but the crush
OF spectators at the heavy bronze
gates Of a formerly forbidding Vati-
can, revealed that something was
changed in Rome.
One Thought Pervades All
Sixty thousand people were packed
in the noble and impressive basilica
of st. Peters, silent and reyerential,
with one thought pervading all that
the sanity of man within the Vati-
can walls may yet enjoy that which
was the recreation of young Ratti
of Desio, climbing the Alpine noun
tains of his native land. Today he
is prisoner within the Vatican
walls but tomorrow the hope is freely
he may be free to mingle
among the crowds of common people
he loved so well.
The first message sent out broad
cast over the. world by Pope Plus
expressed the wish for universal
pacification and declared that while
the Holy Sea should not abandon
any OF the church's temporal prerog-
atives a satisfactory arrangement
whereby the Vatican could rule
spiritually only would be welcomed.
Standing upon the throne directly |
under the cupola of st. Peters,
Michael Angeles masterpiece Plus
XI with head adorned with the tiara,
bestowed the blessing upon those be-
low, in which many races and many |
creeds mingled. The Gregorian |
pslms and hymns of Joy rendered by |
the choir were taken up by the as
semblage In Latin in which various
accents, Anglo-Saxon, German,
French, and Scandinavian we're no.
ticeable.
Seated on the papal chair wearing |
! great white cap embroidered with \
gold and the precious mitre the
newly elected Pope blessed the
who lined the corridors
Of the Vatican and the entrances OF
st. Peters. Surrounding the chair
with drawn swords were Swiss
guards commanded by Colonel Hrs
shbuhl. Officers of the noble guard
and officials Of the Pcntificial court.
with two huge Swiss guards, closed
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