Cardinal Jacobini, the Pope's Secretary of State, has issued a
Circular to the Ambassadors and Ministers accredited to the Pope, explaining that the insults offered to the body of the late Pope on July 13th are regarded by the Pope as insults offered to himself ; and he comments severely on the total silence of the Italian Government in relation to the offence, as showing that it either does not feel, or dares not publicly profess, indig- nation and a proper determination to prevent the repetition of such an offence. Cardinal Jacobini states that the events of the 13th prove beyond doubt that the Vatican is a true prison for the Pope, and not merely a self-elected place of mortifica- tion. He concludes by intimating that the Pope may be in- duced to take new steps, for the good of the Church and the safety of the Pontiff. Does that hint at his seeking an extra- Italian asylum ?
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