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Show Diocese , of Denver : ELIZABETH KELLY, Correspondent A. The Intermountain and Colorado I Catholic is placed on ale at the James Cfarke church goods house, GUI Fift'f!Uli street, Denver. Colo. I CITY OF DENVER. j Denver Citizen Relates a Recent Au-' dience Given Him by the Pope. j Full of enthusiasm over his v-ec-eo- ' tion at the Vatican, Robert S. Brannen has returned from a three months' so- j.urn 111 Europe, fortunately enough, Mr. lirannen reached Rome in time for -the celebration of the second anniversary anni-versary of Pope Pius X's elevation to the chair of Peter. His description of the -ceremony is interesting to a degree. "I have ix'ver seen anything half so splendid." said he, in talking- over the events of that day. "Representatives from every nation on earth were there in all their court splendor. The service was held in the Sistine chapel, and of eourse only the chosen few could obtain ob-tain seatsi there. But besides the prelates prel-ates in attendance there was room for i Hie diplomats and ambassadors, and j ' their wrapt attention was noticeable j during the progress of high mass. The , j.e was on the elevated platform and he walked into the church instead of being carried, as Pope Leo always Mas. Outside the chapel the corridors i j were lined with people anxious to par- j 1 ; tiejpate in the festivities, for it was a holiday in Rome and the populace was j ! free to Join in the exercises of the oc- i asion. From near and far they gath- -red and the Vatican had on its most ' festive air. "Then the next day I had an audience audi-ence with the pope alone. It is not marly such a formidable thing as one might suppose and 1 s?hail never cease to be glad that the opportunity fame i to me. ( had u letter to Monsignor Kennedy, head of the American col-i- sc. and he had 1,0 difficulty in obtaining ob-taining an audience for me. ', "Of -ourse there are rules which are p; csc ibed as to dress in calling on the pope, hut there are few other formalities. formal-ities. A man is expected to wear a! dreys suit or a Prince Albert. I was ! escorted into the presence of His Ho'.i- I ik-ss by an interpreter. I found the j I, porim robed m purest white, which set off the ruddy glow of his splendid complexion to advantage. He war, in ihe library, where he spends his inorn- ! i:-f;s. a room papered in green a favor-, j iie color villi the Italians. His books, . vhich he reads day after day. were iii-re, every one ol them presenting a j 1 binding of immaculate whiteness. His 1 ;' greeting to me was cordial, audi j ! through the interpreter he voiced his delight at meeting Americans. "Amer- I j i'-a is a grand country," said he. '1 i j ' love it. and am glad to see its people. j "Truly it surprising how simple ! that grand man is. Living there in ! I regal splendor, he has the simple, whole-souled manner of a peasant. He j is a wonderful diplomat. In fact he is not given credit for half of his ji-jlo- i macy. From the opinions I heard in ! Kome 1 am convinced that he will, ! dot ing his pontificate, wipe out all the j i feeling liiat exisls between the church j j ; and the state. He is much' beloved by j; ( ' lasses of people and is es-entialiy i democratic He will receive them ali. if Oved and Italian make no difference I J to him; he wants to be the father of all. j J j "1 was impressed with the courtesy I of the Vatican guards. The stranger' I ' .... finds a good friend in any one of them. I I Tin y 'are hospitable to a degree. The j '.; press has circulated stories to the ef-I ef-I , tect that Pope Pius craves the freedom j of life outside the Vatican and that he I is" pining away from confinement, but j if that be 'rue he certainly bears 110 I ! evidence of it. His face is full and the I ' glow or health is on his cheeks. 1 j wish everyone could see him." |