Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-10-03
THE NEXT POPE.
The Papal question looms mp con

s,;cnou,ly ON the political horison.
The state of Pho Mono health is
known to be so prrcariouS, his 'alii''
inc fits are becoming sn trequrn',
that tn. end cannot be lar oil, ana
since the proclamation OF the inlalII'
blity dogma the interests OF The
State are more CLOSELY than evri
associated with those Of the Churc
The former. as well as The iattc',
have, therefore. to b. prepared /"
nil even,uali,ies. The German Fl :
pirr, Italy aud Austria ar" the three
States which consider ,hrmselr' $
most directly menaccd by the cccI
siastical powers. 1t WAS only tie
other day that the Pope, first N !"
speech, aad then IN II letter 10 Car
dinal Antouclli openly declared var
against what was being done III Grl'
many. and spnrncd the idea OF rec.
onriIiation unless the State would
surrender Internationally to The
Curia. Bv ancient custom, the Tour
80 called Catholic powers. Austria.
France. Spain and Naples, nave the
rir to veto h. election oi n cand'.
date for the Papacy who would b"
unacceptable To any Of them. IT,
Nrapolitan crown having been merged
into the Italian. which the tura d
tests more than all the others, al d
the remaining States having, "a
c,rliny to the Popts opinion. be.
come unworthy OF the Catholic name
BY their liberation. France Is the
ONLY power whose right To be- heard
in the choice Of Pope is still con-
crded at Rome. NV, Bsmark' y o..
gan has announced that neither these
three, nor any other Governments
ruling over Catholic subjects. would
snller the election OF the mkt head
Of the church to be arbitrarily de.
cded by JeSu''calv dlsnosrd
clique OF Italian Cardinals. Slui ar
intimati,ns have been made on the
part of other States. The PrSth
organ of Count Andrrssy, the Pre-
MIR Of Austria. actually hints that
the German, Austrian and ltalmn
Governments have already taken
ctre Ia provide against being sur
pri3 Il, and that tn latter has agreed
10 adopt snch measures as will pro.
Iect Their Interests IN the event OF
the fope's snddru d,mise. But
whether an understanding of the
kind exists or not. it is sale To as
sumo that some such scheme Is on
foot, for the interests OF the three
Stat'S are she same. aud the mllm
tive c.r'alnly belongs To Italy.
The Far lest the Jcsuilcal clique
at Rome might take advantage Of
the sndd death of Pus the Ninth
So hose Il successor OF their own
parry, fire the non resident Ia ..
dina can he summoned to tn" llo Y
COLLEGE, i caused by runor that
there exists n secret bull changing
the customary manner Of rlectiug
the Pop. The directions for tie
choi of new Pon,ilT. which date
from bull ,,romul gated ny Plus VI.
in the twelfth century, prescribe
that ten DAYS must pass after the
funeral Of he last incumbent before
the cnnclave may legally proceed
with the election Of his successor,
aud this rule has hitherto been al.
WAYS strictly observed. But it is
sad that Ptus VII issued II bull IN
Frbrrar,, 1877, which dispensed
with the ten DAYS ia times of politj
cal trouble Qoeotayb",t,oDes) and an.
thorized the election OF a Pope pru.
seate oriarert, IN the presence of the
corpse Thus 5 the hull which worll
enable tie Roman Cardinals 10 elect
one Of themselves, probably Panrh,
Huco, tool Of The jesuit. In the
Pap,l chair, aud against which event.
nahty il is deemed necessary to
adopt energetic measures. Bis,
marcd'S ORGAN declares that such Il
PIPE wou'a be opposed, and lad o
she election OF AN antelope by the
non Roman cardinals,
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