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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FEBRUARY 25, 1939
Notable Tributes Are Voiced
to His Holiness, Pope Pius XJ
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truth, his fearless championship of
justice and his battle against oppres
sion and injustice endeared him to
every true humanitarian. He con
tributed largely to the soul of man
kind ”
THE KING OF ITALY DISPATCH
ED the following message to His
Eminence, Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
CardinaL Camerlengo of the Holy Ro
man Church, by telegraph: “While the
Holy Roman Church is today so sor
rowfully stricken by the loss of His
Holiness Pope Pius XI, the Queen
and'I wish to express to your Most
Reverend Eminence, all our condol
ence and profound sorrow.”
PREMIER MUSSOLINI telegraphed
Cardinal Pacelli as follows “The loss
of the Pope of Conciliation is an oc
casion of mourning for the Church
and for the Italian nation. Interpret
ing the sentiments of the Italian peo
ple, I send your Most Reverend Emi
nence and to the Sacred College the
heartfelt condolences of the Fascist
Government and of myself.”
RT. REV. HENRY K. SHERRILL,
Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts:
“The death of Pope Pius XI is a loss
to the entire Christian church and to
all civilization in these trying days.
DR. EVERETT R. CLINCHY, Di
rector, National Conference of Christ
ians and Jews: "The death of Pope
Pius XI is a loss not merely to the
great Church of which he was the
head but to America and to the
world. All Americans have recog
nized the Pope as an outstanding
champion of the natuial rights of the
individual man. He has been among
the foremost to protest against per
secution and the ruthless use of force.
His advocacy of peace has aroused
the admiration and gratitude of all
peace loving Americans, without re
gard to their religious affiliations. He
was a great soul whose high office
made it possible for him to render
great service to mankind.”
PRIME MINISTER MacKENZIE
KING of Canada sent the following
message to the British Minister to
the Vatican. ‘The Government of
Canada desires to associate itself with
the governments of other countries in
expressing its sense of the loss sus
tained in the death of His Holiness
Pope Pius XI and the profound sor
row felt by members of the Roman
Catholic Church.”
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
OTTAWA, Feb. 10—Non-Catholic
leaders of the Canadian Capital today
paid tribute to Pope Pius XI as fol
lows:
Rt. Rev. John W. Woodside. Mod
erator, United Church of Canada,
“The passing of Pope Pius XI comes
as a great shock to the whole world.
He will be remembered for many
things and not least of these will be
his passionate concern for the welfare
of mankind and his untiring efforts
to secure a fairer and a better world.
Christians of all lands and creeds
today unite in their expressions of ap
preciation and sympathy.”
Archdeacon J. M. Snowdon, Dean
of Anglican clergy:
“I am sure that Christians general
ly will have read with real regret
that announcement in the morning
papers; the Pope is truly dead. He
was essentially a man of peace but
his life was lived at a time and un
der circumstances that compelled
him to do battle not only on behalf
of the Church of which he was the
Spiritual Head but on behalf also of
the rights of mankind. When Prime
Minister Chamberlain said he was
deeply, impressed by the courage and
humanity of this old man, he expres
sed the views of Christians generally.”
Dr. Robert Johnson, former Moder
ator. Presbyterian Church of Canada:
“Pope Pius was a very good man
and one of his great aims in life seem
ed to be to preserve the peace of the
world. His death is very regrettable
at the present time with the disturbed
conditions of the world.”
A. J. FREEMAN, head of Zionist
Organization in Canada:
“Not only Canada but world Jew
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Pope Pius XI. He was the great
spiritual force in fighting narrow
racism and Jewry the world over
looked on him as a heroic figure in
combatting racism in Italy and Ger
many. We felt that his spiritual
force was never greater than last
year when he proclaimed to the
world his principles of anti-racism.”
DR. J. R. MANION, National Con
servative Leader:
“The death of the Pope is always
an event of international importance,
but when the Pontiff has been reign
ing in such chaotic times as these the
event is of still greater importance.
“That is particularly true of such
a head of the . Roman Catholic
Church as was the late Pius XI, for
he not only directed the Church’s
more than ?00,000,000 adherents as
their Chief Shepherd, but he was a
humanitarian whose views on so
cial questions, on international peace,
and on Christianity in general were
read eagerly :n all quarters of the
globe by the people of all faiths.
JUSTICE DnNISTER LaPOINTE,
speaking in the House of Commons:
“The Catholic world mourns to
day the loss of its venerable leader.
“On behalf of the Catholics of
Canada, whom I have the honor to
represent in the Federal Govern
ment, I wish to associate myself to
the deep mourning of a large part
of Christendom in paying respect to
the head of the Church, who has
been a great Pope and a great states
man.
WILLIAM GREEN, president,
American Federation of Labor:
“Pope Pius XI’s interest in social,
economic and labor problems was
reflected in a most impressive way
in his Encyclical on Labor. We re
garded it as measuring up to the La
bor Encyclical issued bv Pope Leo
XIII.”
Pope Pius Changed
Rules of Election
of Future Popes
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RABBI HERBERT S. GOLDSTEIN,
West Side Institutional Synagogue, 1
New York City: “Pope Pius XI was
truly a religious man insofar that his
ritual was translated into an over
flowing love for all people regard
less of race, color or creed.”
BISHOP ERNEST M. STIRES,
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Long Island: “Pope Pius XI was one
of the greatest scholars to fill the
papal chair in at least 100 years. At
the same time he was one of the
greatest humanitarians. His constant
efforts for peace between nations
will make him long remembered
gratefully by the people of every
nation and of every creed.”
THE FRENCH CHAMBER of Dep
uties met in solemn session in mourn
ing for His Holiness Pope Pius XI.
President of the Chamber EDOUARD
HERRIOT naid an eloquent tribute to
the Holy Father while all the Dep
uties. including the Communists,
stood. The Chamber recessed as an
expression of mourning. After prais
ing the Pope as a scholar and human
itarian. President Herriot exalted the
memory of the illustrious Pontiff who,
he said. " “rose above events and
dominated them bv hope”. He re
called the Holy Father’s indefatigable,
heroic efforts in defense of peace,
the oppressed and exiles.
PREMIER EDOUARD DELADIER
then spoke, saying: “All France will
preserve the memory of this great
Pontiff, who has devoted his life to
the universal co-operation of men,
no matter what might be their dif
ferences as to race, creed or national
ity so that all, through common ef
fort, might cause to reign in the world
the spirit of charity, justice and
peace. In the name of my Govern
ment I wish to say to all Chris
tianity that France, in her diversities,
t does not fail to share in the mourn-
i ing that strikes Catholicity today.
the Papal succession among them
selves during the Pope's lifetime.
The cells of the Cardinals are cov
ered with cloth, purple if they are the
last Pope's “creation”, green if they
are not. The government of the Con
clave is in the hands of the Cardinal
Camerlengo and of the three repre
sentative Cardinals, one from each of
the three Cardinalatial orders—Cardi
nal Bishop, Cardinal Priest and Car
dinal Deacon—who succeed one an
other in order of seniority every three
days.
The actual voting takes place in
the Sistine Chapel. A paten and
chalice are used in voting for the
new Pope and six lighted candles
are placed on the altar. The Papal
throne is removed and before each
chair is placed a small writing desk.
The Cardinals enter the chapel ac
companied by their conclavists bear
ing portfolios and writing materials.
Prayers are said by the Bishop
Sacristan, the ballots are distributed
and then all are excluded except
the Cardinals, one of whom bars the
door.
Although since the days of Urban
VI. elected in 137J, none but a Car
dinal has been chosen Pope, there
is no law which reserves to he Car
dinals alone this right- The usual
form of election :s the secret ballot
and in it the successful candidate
requires a two-thirds vote exclusive
of his own ballot. When there is a
close vote, and then only, the ballot
of the Pope-elect is opened to make
sure that he did hot vote for him
self. Although the vote is secret,
the ballot of any Cardinal is dis
tinguishable by a text from the
Scriptures written on one of its out
side folds.
Each Cardinal deposits his ballot
in the chalice on the altar and at the
same time takes an oath that he is
electing the one whom, according to
God, he thinks ought to be elected.
When all the ballots are shaken up
and counted, if the number agrees
with the number of electors, the
votes are announced, each Cardinal
checking them off as they are read.
When the required two-thirds vote
is not obtained, the ballots are con
sumed in a stove whose chimney
extends through a window of the
Sistine Chapel. When there is no
election on a given ballot, straw is
mixed with the slips to produce a
thick smoke and thus to show that
no choice has been made.
When one has received the requir
ed votes, the Cardinal Dean pro
ceeds to ask him whether he will
accept the election and by what
name be wishes to be known. Since
the time of John XII, each Pope
takes a new name in imitation of
St. Peter’s change of name.
The masters of ceremonies lower
the canopies over the seats of all the
Cardinals, except that of the Pope-
elect and he is conducted to an adja
cent room, where he is clothed in
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