Word: papal
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When Achille Ratti ascended the throne of the Popes at Rome 20 months ago, the surprised world-in-general grasped one fact: he had been an Alpine climber. It overlooked the fact that the new Pope? Pius XI?had been acting as Papal nuncio in Poland, which, from the point of view of the Roman Catholic Church, was, after the War a most crucial province...
...result of this papal statesmanship was revealed last June when Pius XI launched his "letter to Gasparri" (TIME, July 9). He practically endorsed the Hughes plan for a tribunal of experts to consider reparations. He caused Poincaré to roar: " We cannot accept the guidance of the Holy Father in temporal affairs...
...Buddhists early this year caused to be defeated a Diet bill for exchange of diplomatic representatives with the Vatican, Rome. The Imperial Foreign Office got in touch with the Buddhists; some weeks ago the Buddhists withdrew their opposition. The Mikado will forthwith send a Minister to the Papal Court. A Papal Legate is already in Tokyo, awaiting official recognition, which now will speedily be given...
Gabriele d'Annunzio, Italian soldier-poet: "A Eucharistic Congress at Zagre, Yugo-Slavia, was attended by a papal legate named Pilegrinetti. This holy man was met at the station by an emotional crowd of nuns and monks cheering loudly. The reason for his warm reception was that the Italian for ' papal legate ' is ' nunzio.' The good Yugo-Slavs had confounded their guest with me and were greeting him by my name...
Cardinal Gasparri, Papal Secretary of State, wrote Cardinal Mam, Archbishop of Pisa, expressing, in the name of the Pope, regret at the destruction of the Pisa Catholic Club by "malefactors masquerading as Fascisti...