LYING IN STATE.

Northern Advocate, 25 January 1922, Page 5

LYING IN STATE.

POPE BENEDICT'S BODY,

AFFECTING SCENES,

TEE PEOPLE'S HOMAGE.

(Received 9.20 a.im.)

ROME, Jan 24.

The Pope is lying in state in tihe Chapel of the Sacrament, the sceond on. the right when ontc-ring St. Peter's. Immense crowds are paying homage, in- (! oing ni j.ny peasants. Affecting scenes were witnessed, thousands kneeling on the pavement of tihe church praying for the souil of the departed. The public are not allowed in the chapel, but the featture>s of the do: r" are plainly visible through tihe £ r .iting. The Pop:; .is dressed in pontifical robes with a wlhite .mitre. The !:• ily is guarded by mcmibers of the Pope 's Noble Guards. llio body later in the day was carried to the crypt, where it will be buried. simplicity will characterise the funeral. —A. and N.Z.

CHOOSING A SUCCESSOR.

FRENCH HOPES REMOTE

LONDON, Jan. 23.

• It as generally considered that tlie Pope's successor "will be aai Italian, as i* nuice -will enter tihe conclave shorn of three cardinals—Amette, Dubourg ?nd Deoubrieres. The Sacred College at i»resent consists of 60 instead of 70 a - inols, Benedict XV. 's sudden death pro* anting the fulfilment of France '9 of the creation of several r.*w cardinals. ill.? "Times," in an editorial dealing with the Pope's attitude during tihe war, stated: "His two most creditable acts were Jiis intencessdons with tihe French and German Governments for the exchange of prisoners and his xebuie against the Geraranophile Press campaign in Spain. The late Pope was a man with 'higfh and noble qualities, and was deeply moved by the horrors of war." —A. and N.Z.

STATECRAFT FACTOR

DETAILS DISCUSSED,

ROME, Jan. 2.

Prince Chigi has assumed charge at the "Vatican. The mames mentioned in connection with the Papacy are Cardinals La Fontaine and Ratiti. The fhoi.'c is likely to fall on a man versed in statecraft rather thp.n a theologian. A continuance of a Liberal constructive policy in the Austrian S : :it»\s i- -Wi'i able, so Cardinal G;.?p.u.. jx<b>ible successor. The Sacred College is discussing details of the burial and the election of a successor. —A. and N.Z.