Cardinal Castiglioni, having received the letters of complaint from the three French bishops, had in fact put Eugene to a test. In the two-hour interview he had provoked Eugene, pretending to be against his cause \u2013 in order to gauge his true feelings. Eugene tells us:<\/p>\n
\nI quickly made my way towards the Quirinal where Arch. Marchetti is lodged. I was close to Saint Peter\u2019s, at least in the vicinity of the Castel San Angelo, that is to say at the other extremity of the city. When I arrived at Arch. Marchetti\u2019s a new surprise.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\u201cGuess\u201d, he said to me, \u201cwhat Cardinal Castiglioni came here to do yesterday. He came to recommend your affair very warmly, at the same time proffering to me the greatest praise for you personally\u201d.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
At this I rubbed my eyes. \u201cBut all he told me was the objections that he would make to you, etc.\u201d Would it not be, I said to myself interiorly, that he saw the Pope persist in his resolution? That is the idea which came to my mind. What I must tell you is that the Pope was so delighted with the account I gave him that he said to the pro-Secretary of the Congregation: \u201cI am enchanted with this institution, we lack such in Italy and I would well wish it established in my States\u201d. Whatever the case may be, Arch. Marchetti assured me that he knew Cardinal Castiglioni and that he had certainly spoken to him sincerely. That is all to the good.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Henri Tempier, 5 January 1826, EO VII n 216<\/em><\/p>\n
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“A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.” \u00a0\u00a0Daisaku Ikeda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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