Evening star., 1939-02-12

Palermo occupies himself chiefly
with the problems of Orientalism,
which can well be studied in Sicily.
where Palermo is He is famous
| theologian and jurist, a quiet worker,
unlike Cardinal Ascalesi at Naples,
who is one of the most noted orators
in the church in Italy. Cardinal
Ascalesi Is very popular with his
flock because of his easy accessi-
bility. He has been at Naples since
1923.
Cardinal Schuster Now SO.
| IldefonSo SchuSter, archbishop Of
Milan, a northern diocese, now is
SO. He has been leading the re-
ligious life since he was II, when
his mother entrusted him to the
Benedictines. In 1918 he became
abbott of the Benedictine Abbey of
st. Paul. in the neighborhood Of
Rome. The abbey was subject to no
bishops authority. The abbott had
great authority, which Schuster
welded so we'll that he came under
the notice of Pope Benedict XIV.
Closeness to the papal throne
brought him many duties immedi-
ately involving the Vatican. Plus XI
found him as valuable as had Bene-
dict. When Archbishop Fosi, Plus
successor in the See of Milan, fell
ill., Plus named Schuster his inter-
mediary between Milan and the
Vatican. In 1929 Schuster became
archbishop, and less than a month
afterwards the Pope held special
consistory to elevate him to the
cardinals purple. Schuster's prin-
cipal work has been the erection OF
the Seminary of Venesono, the
largest in Italy.
The Patriarch of Venice, younger
man even than Satisfactorily 90
is the poet of the Italian hierarchy.
He was born Giovanni Adeodata
Piazzi into a peasant family. He
began his religious studies in 1897,
interrupted them for two years in
the army, and was ordained in 1903.
| He was only 81 when he became
prior of the Carmelite monastery OF
| Verona. He went to Rome in 1922
as secretary to the superior general
of the Carmelites, and soon he be-
came known in high quarters
through his collaboration in the
Roman congregations.
Became Patriarch in 1885.
Piazzi became Patriarch at the
Cathedral of ST. Mark in Venice
in 1885. His pastoral letters have
emphasized Catholic action, the
catechism and setninaries. He has
undertaken a program for rehabll-
tating girls released from prisons IN
his diocese During the war he was
a chaplain. He cheered the Ill and
wounded soldiers with verses, and
he is the author of two books OF
poetry.
The Archbishop of Bologna has
been the confidante of the last four
Popes. Even when he was young
Giovanni Battista Nasalh-Rocca,
born in 1872. was admired by Leo
XIII. In 1907 Plus x named him
Bishop of Gubbio. Benedict XIV
wished to have him at Rome, and
named him titular Archbishop OF
Thebes and Secret Almoner. In 1921
Benedict chose Nasalli-R -Rocca as
Archbishop of Bologna, and a year
later Plus XI named him cardinal.
He is an astute cleric, interested
chiefly in Catholic. action.
Another northern Italian cardinal
is Maurilio Fossati, Archbishop of
Turin, journalist, preacher and
an expert in canon law. He is a
negotiator and arbiter of great
ability. His motto he adopted from
| st. Charles Borremeo, at whose
birthplace, Orome, he was born. The
motto is'"Humihtas." Like many of
the Italian clergy, he served during
the World War as soldier in the
hospitals. !.
Pope's Authority Awesome.
Whether it is one of these arch
bishops or another cardinal who
wins the post, whoever is Pope ar
rives a position of aWesome author
ity He is not only Bishop of Rome
and Vicar of Christ on Earth, but
Metropolitan of the Roman Province,
Primate of Italy and the Adjacent
Isles and Patriarch of the Western
Church. He is Pontifex Maximus.
in reminiscence of the dignity of
the pontifex of ancient pre-Christian
Rome, and "servus servorum Del"
Chapter two of the ancient consti-
tuition Pastor Aeternus' describes
the papal succession thus:
IF any one shall say that 1t