He made an exception to the 1917 Code of Canon Law that prohibited cardinals from being closely related to one another .
Pius named four cardinals on 14 December 1925 , three Italians ( two diplomats and a curia official ) , and an Irish archbishop .
Pius made an exception to the 1917 Code of Canon Law that prohibited cardinals from being closely related to one another .
Pius named four cardinals on 14 December 1925 , three Italians ( two diplomats and a curia official ) , and an Irish archbishop .