Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-01-23 | Page 4 | Death of the Pope

I DEATH OF THE POPE n Sunday Pope benedict XV died, after a short DltiesSt and now the Catholic world is mournlnc for the loss of one held most dear. But no sooner is the pope dead, than preparations are made to determine Me successor so that the work of the church may proceed without interruption. interrup-tion. Pope Benedict was a gracious, kind ly man. beloved by the people from whom he was taken to be made head of the church, and, as pope, he labored io quiet the discordant elements of society. so-ciety. Pope Leo. before him was brilliant In letters and recognized as I leader in education He contributed much to the discussion of great public questions, ques-tions, but Pope Benedict's strength was found in his mild nature and his desire that all nations might enjoy the blessings of mutual confidence. The selecting of a pope is left to the college of carditfals, and because the great majority of the cardinals are Italians the next pope will be an Italian. Ital-ian. There was a time when the pope had power sufficient to determine the J destiny of nations In order to avoid the Jealousies and distrust which developed de-veloped owing to this power, the col-I col-I lege of cardinals was made strongly Italian, assuring a pope of Italian extraction. ex-traction. Catholics believe the pope to be the successor of Saint Peter and the rcpre sentative of Christ on earth, in keep ing with the promise that the church would be founded upon a rock and would endure throughout all ages and nations. Speaking ex cathedra. ih pope is credited with infallllbllltx , end. I therefore, his utterances in an official ' capacity are accepted as a voice from I on high.