Achievements; 1917 Peace Effort Recalled Rome, Mer. 3. pean ability displayed in achieving the conclusion of a dat between Prussia, the stronghold of Lutheranism, and the Holy See, brought Cardinal Pacelli to the fore, and assured for him å high post in the Vatican State. The new Pope, who chose to be known as Pius XII, was Born on March 2, 1376, Eugenio Pacelli, the son of an Italian noble family whose relations with Vatican had always been intimate. After studying theology in he was ordained in February 1901, and joined the staff òf the Papal Secretary of State. in 1912, he was appointed under-secretary by Pope Pius X and continued in this post under Pope Benedict XV until April, 1917 when, on the death of the Papal. Nuncio in Munich, he was sent to fill his place.
He was consecrated Archbishop of Sardi and arrived in Li Munich in May 1917, at a time when Germany was engaged in her struggle against the Allies. Shortly afterwards he was ceived by the Kaiser at his general headquarters at the front.
He also asked the Emperor to use his influence to put an end to the deportatións of the Belgians. The inges report on these interviews DIM those, from other papal tives abroad may have the famous attempt AES 1, 1917, to mediate between y Benedict XV on
the warring nations.
During the revolution in Germany after the War, he showed rare courage when in 1919 a group of terrousts, pistols in hand, invaded the Nunciature. Without flinching, he met, the revolutionaries, quietly Med out that they were on soil enjoyed the privilege of extraterritoriality, warned them tae laying hands on a foreign lomat. His magnetic personality won The attackers withthe day. contíhued, however, to reside in Munich where he took an active part in the work of alleviating the sufferings of the Ruhr population during the Occupation.
When, in 1924, he took up permanent residence in Berlin, he found himself doyen of the diplomatic-corps and as such played a prominent role as conciliator and spokesman for the chiefs of all the foreign missions. His polished manners, his factfulness in dealing with all men, his linguistic ability and an inborn cordiality made him a popular figure in Berlin and throughout Germany.
His crowning work in Germany was Mr. William Dodd, former United States Ambassador to Germany, pleaded guilty to charges of hit-and-run driving today, admitting his failure to stop after injuring a negro child with his car on December Mr. Dodd was fined $250 and his driving licence was revoked. The Court said Mr. Dodd's impaired health influenced the decision against sending him to jail—United Press. the signature in 1929, of a Concordat between the Protestant State of Prussia and the Holy See, which roused considerable comment owing to the concessions granted to Catholics. With this achievement, his promotion to a higher post became merely a matter of time.
A Cardinals Hat, conferred in December of the same year, was his reward and two months later, in February, 1930, Cardinal Pacelli, the youngest member of the Sacred College, was appointed Secretary of State, the most important post in the Vatican after that of the Sovereign Pontiff himself.
Two years later, after prolong negotiations with the representative f Adolf Hitler who had become Chancellor of Germany, Cardinal Pacelli signed yet another Concordat with Germany, this time in the Vatican city.—Reuter.
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