The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-29
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The Roman Cardinalate-Its Organization and
Discipline.

The Roman Cardinalate-Its Organization and
Discipline.
Apar, from the great interest which attaches to the
Sacred College the venerable and ancient it
snoe was influential order Of European society
~ believe clear OF the origin history and
duties OF that august body must in view OF The soem
nsiss Of juno last Ia Rome aud OF the project Of
Ecumsnical Council b Of considerable interest TO our
readers Of all shades Of opinion There time when
The influence Of cardinal second to that Of no tenn
porai prince and when tho nobles royal houses were
proud to number amongst their knsnen one decorated
vita the purple OF prince Of the Church. To-day II
their influence the Affairs Of the world DO less marked
shan in gone centuries they are not assuredy-
the electors and councillors Of the supreme spiritual
bead Of than 400 600 900 OF men-without power
and dignity.
ID HAxB cARpryM
- derived from the Latin word card, hinge for. IS
Pope Eugsnss ~. saya - door turns hinges,
The Apostolic See and tns entire Church upon the
College Of Cardinals The same explanation 10 given
substantially IN shs Corpus Jwts and the decrsss Of tho
Council OF Basic. The title originally not peculiar 70
che dignsaries 10 whom IL 10 now reserved; bishops.
priests and deacons who had peculiar Jurisdiction OF
their ordnsries called by It, learn from
che writings Of Popes Gslasus 81, Gregory Nicholas H.,
10. The Roman cardinals. priests and usacons dis
charged the duties Of councillors Of the Supreme Pont
Cyprsn the Pope Cornelius but these functions did
not give them any superiority over the cardinals OF
ether churches Even the suburban bishops took
precedsncs 10 the councils only according TO their
seniority In the epIscopas Hwss at later period that
the title was reserved for those sscessstic whom the
POPE called around the Ponncal throne TO aid him By
Asr talents IN the direction Of the general Affairs OF the
Carch Even In the time Of 81 Pssv. Q5ssl IL was
claiasd BY the canons Ravcnoa compostela, Milan.
SspIs &c This Pope in consequences OBLIGED to
pubs deerss abrogaiing these imaginary privileges
and for,dding any one to take the title OF cardinal
BrH0fs.
Rons the Pope alone exercises the jurisdiction
o. n ordinary, there could not have been cardinal
cisheps in tue sense alluded to- There wsrc however,
eachd to thu Church OF So John LateraD. the princ-
sea OF the ponihon jurisdiction seven bishops OF
me nesbonng utes, who we're bound 10 come on GER
n aasto assis the Pope In this basilics or 70 eee-
ofsse 10 ne presen-s They called cardinal bishops
On socoun o. thur immediate service OF the Holy
Eesnei ana 81 ns pencipsi church. We can recognize
WIS efgniy IN the nedomatary cardinal bishops whom
stephen III mention IN a council which no held 81
Rome In 7oe. We nid them also designated BY the
names rtcdr Po~fet .oisfrcs Fptscopi urbts, Epis-
ccpt Romans Eptsccvi Tlsse the bishops OF Porto
aad st. Runna unitd in 1ifo By csirus H. Of Albsno
Of ssbins, Of Iusculue OF fasca Passtrna and OF
ostra and Delesri, nnNed by Eugenus III about 1850.
TIE ckRDrsn rRusrs ASp pxscoSs.
The former were the Motors OF the churches which
yosssssd uus and rhs dIersd 10 ibis from asimoss