The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-08-16
How a Pope is Made.

On the ninth day the Quirinal pal
ace must be in readiness to receive
the conclaye The cardinals, with
certain specified functionaries and at
PENDANTS, are to be imprisoned togeth-
er, and are, in theory, to hold no in
tercourse with the ou:e world until
the election has taken place. All are
bolted in, from cardinal to barber an /
sweeper The nomination of these
conclayists rests with the cardinals,
under certain restrictions. Many
elections have been determined by
adroit 1nclavists, therefore these posi-
tions, even though menA,l, are import
ant and influential The regulations
which determine admission to the
corporation are rigid, and ieaously
enforced. Fayorites have been some
times smuggled in, and sometimes the
attempt has been exposed. The oath
Of secrecy is administered to every
person in the conclave Formerly the
lower attendants received large gra-
tuities, and among other herquisites
was the cut ious privilege of sacking
the cell of the Pope elect Instead oil
this motous plumber they were after
wards offered fifteen hundred ducats
in gold, but the old tumults were not
soon ended.
When all things are in readiness
the entire body OF cardinals meet in
the Church OF ST. Sylvester attend
mass, hear a sermon, and then follow
their attendants in solemn procession
across the piazza into the conclave =
Access to them is permitted until late
in the evening. \ busy throng is
coming and going The bell rings
once, twice, and us the third ringing
resounds through the great hall the
master of ceremonies proclaims, "Ex-
ira omnes, and the crowd begins to
dispense. When all are gone, every
opening to the world is walled up, ex-
cept one door, which is barred and
bolted, and the absolute confinement
of the electors is solemnly proclaimed
Instances have come to light of daily
confidential correspondence between
cardinals and their intimates outside
the walls Occasional conversation i.
now allowed at the turning boxes
+ through which necessary provision
are conveyed within, though always
in the presence of the guards, aud un
der their supervision.
/ Formerly the vast halls of the Va
tican were appropriated to papa
elections, each Cardinal occupying
small booth or cell of two apartments
ercted for his accommodation. Thes,
cells were raffled for. A large hal
was set apart for the exercise grount
of the imprisoned electors. The nm
cient regulation was to the effect that
if no Pope was chosen within thrc
days, the Cardinals should be limitot
to one dish each at dinner and suppe
during tho next five days, aud if, afte
that, the chair OF St. Peter be still va
cant, that they should be furnshe
during the remainder of their stay i
the conclave with bread, wine and wa
ter alone. The long corridor of til
Quirinial palace now used is hanke
on each side by suits of rooms open
ing into it, which are occupied by tn
cardinals as the booths once were. 4
The chapel becomes the polling place
and is also the only place for perform
ing masses.
There are only three ways Of nom
Mating a Pope. The first is called III,
Of inspiration or worship, but it
wholly an ideal and fictitious theor,
1t presupposes the spontaneous choic
of ole person by the whole body
} cardinals If all the electors shoul
, simultaneously announce the san
, name, without conference or ballot, ,
should go of one accord and prostrat
+ themselves before q single cardina
+ worshiping him as the future Pop
, that would be an election by inspir1