The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-05-02
POPE.M AKING.
The Process by which tho Princes
of the Roman Church will
Choose u Successor for Pins TX


which, IN pursuance to decree of Pop
Gregory X, of the year 1871, they ar
y not allowed to leave until after thei
y choice has been made. The Concavc oc
cupics large space, beginning at tn
Tribune of st. Peters Church, where TIN
D Pope gives his bencdcton, and extend
!. ing the whole first story of the Vatican
}, 'I'alace. To each Cardinal a cell is as
!, signed with few rooms for his rctinuc
s Ten days after the Pope's death ths
9 Cardinals 90 into the Conclave, tht
: MAGGIoH DUOMo Of the deceased. wht
always becomes the Governor of the
: COnclave, taking possession of his room
, in front Of the COnclave mt the head O.
lthe staircase, and stationing his guards
The Marshal OF the COnclave. an of.
flee hereditary in the family of Chigi
has his apartment not far distant, and
"opens the COnclave whenever ANYBODY i
to be let out or admitted. He has his
lguard at the stairs below, while the re-
maining Papal guards occupy the other
approaches to the Vatican.
On entering the Conclavc the Cardi-
nails repair first to ST. Peters, where the
mass of the Holy Ghost is said. and
thence they go in donblc-filc, followed
ny the COnclavists. (scrvants. etc. and
singing the hymn 'VENi CREATOR SplR-
ITrs, to the Pauline Chapel of the Vat
lean, where the Papal bulls prescribing
the rules Of their conduct are read to
them. They have to - ear to these, and
the Cardinal Deacon admonishes them.
III short address, to make the best
choice according to their conscience. =
'Thcrcupon the Cardinals receive the
visits of the aristOcracy, the prclates,
ambassadors and their acquaintance, and
toward evening, when everything not
remaining in the Conclave is gone, a sig
nal is given with bell to close the same.
whereupOn the Cardinal Comerlinyo.
with three others called CApI D'oRDrNr
makes his round. inspecting every
thing. lest ANYTHING should remain open
ar aught not belonging there should re-
main in the Coilclave.
Each Cardinal retains with him ono or
Two Conclavists and one VALET DE CHAM
RIE. Besides these these there reriains
ia the COnclave the Master of Ccrcmo-
nics. the Secretary of the Conceive. one
IrOntissor. n few sacristans. two phvsi-
clans. one surgeon. one apOihccary. four
barbcrs, one mason, one Joiner. aud
some thirty walters. An instrument is
drawn up by a notary concerning all the
persons.
The election may he held in one OF!
three forms. viz. either IN that OF com
promise or OF quasi-inspiraiion, or OF
the scEUTiNiUA.
That of compromise was employed in
former times, in Ease no agreement was
10, hv
,choicc. The right might then be con-
ferlcd upon Il certain Cardinal to name
the Pope. Ii we are not mistaken, this
mode was resorted to The last time at the
election Of John XXII. He had Leon
elccied At his own instance. and cspcci-
ALLY upon the recommendation of Car
dinal Napoleon Orsini 10 designate a
Pope. To the no little astonishmcnt of
The Sacred College, he nominated him
sell, saying: "pArA ECO
The mode of election by quasi-inspi-
ration takes place when at least two
thirds of the assembled Cardinals 20
up to that ono of their colleagues upon
whose choice they have agreed, without
a preceding scRuTINIUM in ordcr +, after
adjoining him Q. F., kissing his hand,
feet, breast, and forchcad,) TO proclaim
him Pope.
The scRuTINIuM is the usual form
which has latterly been employed ex-
cusivcly. This mode Of election is de-
scribcd in its minutest details in the
bulls Of Gregory Nv, and Urban VIII.
The election takes place in Pauline
Chapel after mass has been heard, and
was formerly public. Now it is secret,
by ballot, and Is repeated until one oil
the candidates has received tw0-thirds
OF the votes.
The Pope-elect is apprised Of the re-
sultby the Cardinal Deacon, whercupon
he, after declaring his purpose to accept.
in the first place chooses the name which,
as Pope, lie intends to bear. lie then
exchanges his attire as Cardinal for the
Papal robe, ascends the throne, and be-
slows the benediction upon the Cardi-
nails, who kiss his hands. The ccre-
mony ends by the Cardinal Comerlingo's
placing upon his finger the ring Of The
which he then hands to the
Master OF Ceremonies, repairs to the great
balcony over the main entrance OF st.
Peters, which was walled up at the be-
ginning of the Conclavc, orders it to bo
opened, publicly announces the election
(pAPAM nABEMUs,) as well as the name
OF the Pope, and throws slip, upon
which the name is written, among the
multitude. At the same time the cannons
in the Castle st. Angelo are fired, the
soldiers on parade in the piazza Of st.
Peters fire salute, and all the bells in
the city ring.
During the first week, however, until