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Lucidus Maria Cardinal Parocchi


Serafino Cardinal Vannutelli

Josef Cardinal Frings

He was archbishop of Cologne from 1942 to 1969, when he retired because of age and beginning blindness. He played no small role during the council. His speech concerning the proceedings given at the opening session initiated the process that led to a reshuffling of the commissions and the schedule of the council.


In Germany there is a verb "fringsen". This expression dates back to the New year's Eve sermon of the cardinal held on December 31, 1946. Frings referred to the looting of coal trains and the bad supply situation in a grim winter.

"We live in times where the single individual is allowed to take what is necessary to preserve his life and health when he cannot receive it by hard work or bidding."

Accordingly the term "fringsen" was referred to organising food and coal or burning material for the winter among Cologne citizens. The sentence of the homily that followed immediately was often ignored:

"I think that in many cases people exceed the limits. And then there is only one way: Giive back all unjustly acquired goods, otherwise there will be no forgiveness with God."

On the last photo you can see Caridnal Frings with the pectoral cross that belonged to Clemens August of Bavaria, elector and archbishop of Cologne from 1723 to 1761. It's always nice when the old bling doesn't rot in museums but actually has a life.

Rome, late 40ies...

Students leaving the Gregoriana


Franciscans playing volleyball

Sigh...

Ferenc Zichy

Bishop of Györ, Hungary, from 1743 to 1783. This portrait is interesting, because I found a photo of the pectoral cross that the bishop is wearing:




I also found a picture of his crozier...




... and a photo of a handful of nice and shiny rings that belonged to the bishops of Györ (and that are still kept in the diocesan treasure chamber):

Best cardinalatial hairdo ever!

Carlo Cardinal Chiarlo (1881 - 1964)


Now I know where 80ies synth-pop-combo A Flock of Seagulls got their inspiration from.

Couldn't have said it better myself...

Check out this article in the Telegraph about "cappaphobia"

Franziskus Cardinal von Bettinger

He was born in 1850 in Landstuhl/Germany as the oldest of six kids to a horseshoe-maker. After studies in Innsbruck and Würzburg he was ordained a priest in 1873. In 1895 he became a member of the cathedral chapter in Speyer. In 1909 he was made archbishop of Munich and Freising. He was consecrated by the then nuncio to Germany, Andreas Franz Frühwirth. In 1914 Pope Pius X created him a cardinal with the title of San Marcello. During the first World War he was very diligent in providing pastoral care for the soldiers. He dies suddenly on April 12th 1917 because of a heart attack.

Pius XII

Even 50 years after his death, the name of this great Pope is still slandered by liberal and leftist revisionist historians. Kicked off by Hochhuth's "Deputy" and kept alive by questionable works like Costas Grava's film "Amen" (based on Hochhuth's play) or Goldhagen's "A moral reckoning" (a slapstick piece with about as many historical errors as pages), the anti-Pacelli-industry has grown into a dirty yet profitable cesspool. As long as the name of Pius XII is not completely washed clean, people will continue to jump the train with lousy pseudo-historical tracts for the quick buck. And because people will jump the train, the name of the pope will never be completely washed clean. It is a vicious circle. I therefore hope that the process for the beatification of Pius XII will pick up momentum. Not because this will shut up the voices of opposition (or at least make them intelligent or bearable) but because it will strengthen the good people who would know even without ever reading a book that Pius XII was not a anti-semite and did a great deal to help the Jews in Rome. The voices of gratitude and praise right after WWII are all the evidence you need. All the vile slander issued after the Pope's death is the silly attempt of the Soviets to destroy the moral autthority of the Catholic Church, this time using somebody who cant fight back (because, as we know, the first attempt with Cardinal Mindszenty backfired big time).

Read this article in the National Review Online to have your eyes opened about the nature of the libellious re-evaluation of Pacelli's role in history.

Clemente Cardinal Micara in Cologne

In an earlier post I wrote about Clemente Cardinal Micara and the impact he made on the people of Cologne when he came to the still war torn town on occasion of the 700 year anniversary of the cathedral in 1948 (The faithful called it "The red feast" because of all the cardinals who participated in the ceremonies).

I once met an old lady, who was there in 1948. She told me that "If you don't count the Divine persons, the cute fat Italian guy definitely was the star" (She had forgotten his name).

Here are some more pictures from these days:


The Cardinal arrives (killer car in the back!)


Same day, same occasion, but suddenly the cushion on the kneeler is gone.


Walking in procession. You can see how messed up Cologne still was in these years.


You can also see how many of the thousands of people who wanted to get a glimpse of the cardinal even climbed the heaps of rubble.


The procession, again.


Under a canopy with Joseph Cardinal Frings to the right (and in the shade).


"It would be so un-Christian, but if this guy doesn't lay off my rochet, I'm afraid I will have to smack him!"


"That's all, folks!"

Leon Cardinal Potier de Gesvres

Gregor mentioned Cardinal Cicognani's "mile-high" biretta in the comments. However, it seems that Cicognani was not the inventor but just a friend of said biretta.

Check out the pre-revolutionary French cardinal's biretta with tuft on Leon Cardinal Potier de Gesvres (1656-1744)! How's the air up there?

Yikes!

Just a couple of weeks after Carolina's Catholic Kitsch Contest I find this peculiar gem:

Say "Hell-o!" to the Jesus Chair!

What the... ?

Does ANYBODY have ANY idea, what Polish prelate Henryk Jankowski is wearing here?

Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani

He was the Apostolic Delegate to the USA from 1933 to 1959. He was born in 1883. He had an older brother, Gaetano, who was born in 1881. Not only did both men enter the priesthood, but they both became cardinals. Gaetano Cicognani was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953, his younger brother five years later in 1958, an exception to canon law, which forbids brothers of living cardinals to become cardinals was well. This law might be a bit obsolete, because it sounds like it is from the time when nepotism and simony were practiced a bit too diligently at the curia. I don't see why nowadays two brothers couldn't be cardinals at the same time, if they are the right men for the job.








I love this last photo. The little train-bearer is just having so much fun.

Edward Cardinal Mooney

This photo is fun. It just has everything: The Cardinal in cappa magna, the trusted sidekick-prelate (who I cant identify), the "tough as nails" 90 year old cleric in the back to the left and the happy train-bearer to the right.

Edward Cardinal Mooney was Archbishop of Cetroit from 1937 to 1958. He wad made a Cardinal in the first post-WWII consistory of February 18th 1946.

One of my favorites

I love this portrait of Francis Cardinal Bourne. It's a bit too dark, but the mood is just fantastic.

Francis Bourne was born in 1861 in Clapham/GB. He joined the Dominicans in 1877 but left the order three years later. After studies in Paris and Leuven he was ordained a priest in 1884. He was bishop of Southwark from 1897 to 1903 before he became archbishop of Westminster. He served as archbishop until his death in 1935. He was made a cardinal in the consistory of November 27th, 1911.


This photo shows Cardinal Bourne during the Eucharistic Congress in Malta, 1913.

Another great portrait...

... of James Cardinal Macintyre. You've already seen him in cappa magna. Now you can see his Eminence with mitre and crozier and pallium (yes, and man-lace of course).

Dennis Joseph Cardinal Dougherty

He was born in Pennsylvania as the fourth of ten children. He studied in Montreal, Pennsylvania and Rome, where he made his doctor. He was ordained a priest in 1890. He was bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines, from 1903 to 1908; bishop of Jaro, Philippines from 1908 to 1915; bishop of Buffalo from 1916 to 1918 and finally archbishop of Philadelphia from 1918 to 1951. Elevated to the cardinalate in the consistory of March 7th 1921. "The Great Builder", as he was called, died from a stroke shortly after celebrating a mass marking the sixty-first anniversary of his priestly ordination.

At Villanova University in procession...


... and with archbishop Spellman of New York. Both photos were taken in 1942 on the occasion of Villanova's centennial celebrations.


Somewhere in France. I love the French canon on the right.

Bad news and good news

Bad news: It's summer again so posting will become less frequent during the next three months. However, since I want "the far sight 2.0" to be as customer friendly as possible, I will really make an effort to post stuff as often as possible.

Good news: I might be able to visit a couple of diocesan archives during my summer-trips. This will of course result in an increase of my private photo collection. This again means that I will have lots of stuff to share with you in October.

I wish you all a great summer!

God bless,
Leo

Photos from Austria

Eberhard Count of Ortenburg-Tambach, prelate in Wiener Neustadt


This one is pretty cool. You can see a canon of the Cathedral of Salzburg on the right, wearing the cappa to which the chapter was entitled


Franz Xaver Horacek, academy chaplain. Love the coat, love the hat, love the glasses


Gustav Cardinal Piffl, archbishop of Vienna from 1913 to 1932. Man, we gotta get those hats back!


Giovanni Dellepiane, archbishop of Stauropolis, papal nuncio in Vienna from 1949 to 1961


Opilio Cardinal Rossi, papal nuncio in Vienna from 1961 to 1976


Theodor Cardinal Innitzer, archbishop of Vienna from 1932 to 1955


Eugene Cardinal Tisserant visiting Mariazell