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Show MAY WEAR BEARDS. That Pius X. is willing to -rant p.-r- ' mission to priffitr- to w. or heard- became be-came known the ,i day when h received re-ceived some piigrjns on' ii.el(- ivur-from ivur-from the Holy Land, win ,-e so-., of the priests had let their be.n.ls --, -..- . On entering the audi.-r.r-e room the , ! Pope was starth-d by their a;.;. M-.-.inc.. : j ami remarked that he had n.'-v,-, s. rii i such a gathering of bearded priests. ; i 1 nave known a citrate.'" he ....j,;, I "who had a horror of the razor and j who was heard to say on several .e-j .e-j casions; 'If I ever become i on,. 1 v. I 1 I grant permission to all priests :.. wear I beards.' I was that curate, an.! I wiil ! I keep my word if anyone a.-ks me for i 1 such a pf-rmit " He asked a Venetian prie.-t if he in- I tended to return to h;s parishioner' wearing euch. a shaggy beard, and w is j'snr. d til;Jt (h(l "" j ' "You iia-i Iv-rn.r ' ' V I - i ,r,. .. : O.i.V I. .-L-.-.l , ' ' - f.e;. k' . n-- ..as,. .'.,-. i ;" i ' i a-i o.'-e-'.'s; 1 |