Mercier the Fighting Cardinal of Belgium
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He sent word to His Holiness of the danger attending his depart- ure, and the Vatican's response was imme- diate. Pope Benedict demanded that neither Brussels nor Berlin would oppose his return, and received a formal declaration first by tele- gram and then in writing, that his request was 107 Mercier acceded to. Mgr. Mercier left for Rome Jan- uary sixteenth.
But despite their promises, German diplo- mats, on the eve of the Cardinal's departure from Italy, tried to prevent his return to Bel- g...ium. "With great energy, " he says, "the Vatican held its own; it declared that if my libert}'' was curtailed, the telegraphic corre- spondence and the letters relating to my jour- ney would be published. Imperial diplomacy gave way ; the day afterwards, I was at liberty to leave without hindrance. " Continuing, he tells of the affectionate warmth of his reception by the Holy Father: *'As soon as I arrived, he received me with open arms, gave me audiences on several occa- sions, allowed me to think aloud before him, received from my hands several dossiers re- garding the invasion of our land, the crimes committed by the Invader, and the resistance which we offered to the mischievous and per- fuh'ous proceedings of tlie German government in Belgium.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He sent word to His Holiness of the danger attending his depart- ure, and the Vatican's response was imme- diate. Pope Benedict demanded that neither Brussels nor Berlin would oppose his return, and received a formal declaration first by tele- gram and then in writing, that his request was 107 Mercier acceded to. Mgr. Mercier left for Rome Jan- uary sixteenth.
But despite their promises, German diplo- mats, on the eve of the Cardinal's departure from Italy, tried to prevent his return to Bel- g...ium. "With great energy, " he says, "the Vatican held its own; it declared that if my libert}'' was curtailed, the telegraphic corre- spondence and the letters relating to my jour- ney would be published. Imperial diplomacy gave way ; the day afterwards, I was at liberty to leave without hindrance. " Continuing, he tells of the affectionate warmth of his reception by the Holy Father: *'As soon as I arrived, he received me with open arms, gave me audiences on several occa- sions, allowed me to think aloud before him, received from my hands several dossiers re- garding the invasion of our land, the crimes committed by the Invader, and the resistance which we offered to the mischievous and per- fuh'ous proceedings of tlie German government in Belgium.
What to read after Mercier the Fighting Cardinal of Belgium?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Charlotte Kellogg to read onlineMoreLess
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