Spectacular as any Wall Street "success story" was the career of the amiable mountain-climbing librarian, Achille Ratti, who in three years (1919-22) became first Archbishop, then Cardinal, then Pope. Last week the Catholic world celebrated still another success story. Eugenio Pacelli, 53, one who was hatted Cardinal but two months ago succeeded to the highest office in Catholic statesmanship, became Papal Secretary of State.
His predecessor and patron, Pietro Cardinal Gasparri, Vatican Secretary of State under two popes for 15 years, framer of the Lateran Treaty between the Italian state and the Vatican, gave the young...
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