Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-06
THIN STREAM or WHITE
SMOKE ANNOUNCES THAT
new PONTIFF IS NAMED
Ratti ! Accepts New Office
Saying 1''Since 1t Is The
Will OF God, | Must
Obey" Takes Name Of
Plus XII; Bestows Benedic-,
tion On Throng OF People
And Retires To Vatican To
Remain Rest OF His Life.
(By The Associated Press }

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" tBy The Associated Press.)
London, Feb. 6.-Cari1i1lal Ratti
WINS elected pope by receiving 3S
votes in the co1,clavc of. the
Sacred Colicge; says a Cencntral
News dispatch from Rome this
afternoon.
Rome, Feb. s.-(By the Associated
:ress. Cardinal Achille Ratti,
archbishop of Milan, was proclaimed
elected pope in succession to the late
Benedict~XV,s this morning. He has
taken the name of Plus XII.
Thousands waiting in front of st.
Peters for, the wisp of smoke which
would tell of the election Of a new
pope or the failure of the Sacred
college to reach a decision gave,
mighty shout at 1888 o clock when a
thin wisp-t Of smoke came from the
chimney leading from the Sistine
chapel. Z 1t was then known that the
Catholic church had once more u
duly elected pontiff.
.. s Accepts Election.
AS. soon as the two-thirds vote for
CARDINAL Vannutelli. as dean Of the
Sacred college arose and nroceeded
to- the. throne oil the chosen one. ac-
compan.ed on either side by Car
dinalss 5LoEue and Bisleti. respectively
deans Of the cardinal priests and the
cardinal deacons.. Cardinal Ratti was
asked ins EatttIt byss CARDINAL, VAN
nttelA, IN accordance VITA custom II
pref1le .ppnt u And @thes new pope an:
swered with,Stlie / formal: .:.Since It
is the; will 60f God. L must obey, Z
1 Then the purple canopies over the
thrones OF the cardinals were let
down, one by one. until only that
over the new pontiff remained. This
was done, to show that the whole
Sacred college rendered obedience to
the new head : of the church. Dean
Vannutelli thereupon asked the new
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Discards Cardinals Robes.
: The new pope was then escorted
chanel where he discarded his car
finals robes assisted ..by the con-
ciavists and the panal yest,nents,
which had been held I'M readiness
since the opening of the conclaye
were placed upon him. These in
cluded the white cassock, white sash,
white stockings. red slippers. red
and gold -mozetta,, ana finally the stole
Of red worked with gold.
nanal rarh and accompanied. by his
cardinals thereupon returned to the
throne he had nccunied in the Sis
tine chanel, ~
NThere the cardinals according to
their rank: and headed by Van
nnte,,i made their first act of adora-
tion to His Holiness. kissing first his
fact and then his hands after which
tho none received them in embrace
I'D hestowei unon them his first
.nostoIic hcncdiction. 5s
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Ring Placed On Finger.
The "flsherman's rag" was placed
on his finger, and he left the chapel,
the whole assembly vending its way
through the Sala Ducale and the
: sala Regia, along the loggas to the
Sala Clementina. the pope's official
residence. All along the way he re-
who served during the conclave.
Meanwhile the dean Of the car
dinal deacons. blsieu' 1oiloMeu w
several caroAnals repalreo 70 lne Ssn
trail balcony OF 81. feters !rom Wnlcn :l,
the elections OF scores q popes have ~
been of1lciaHy procia.med 70 tne tne
world and solemnly announceo 70 tne
great crowd awaiting e1pectant'y oe-
d. IT announce to your great JOY the
election Of the ponun.
This confirmed to the throngs N
st. Peters square the election which
had been indicated by the thin stream
the tn metal stove pipe projecting from
the roof OF the Sistine chapel when
the voting papers Of the Anal ballot