The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-01-08
THE NEW CARDINALS.
No Representative of the English
Speaking Catholics Among the
Number A Singular Omission.


/ Graphic writes: Am wrons in suspect
ing that in Roman Catholic circles in
America there is to -day-as | know there
is here--a feeling of bitter disappointment,
amounting almost to Indignation, ut the
news that at tue approaching C1nsistory
! in the Vatican on the I'D Of this month,
only nine cardinals are to be created, and
that no representative of the English-speak
ing Catholics throughout the world is to be
| among tina. numter? The College of
Cardinals is the supreme council or senate
of tn, Catholic Church; its members are
the advisers Of the Pope, and at his death
they elect his successor. Now the Church
of Rome is not only "Roman" but ''Catho-
lie; it extends over all the earth; accord
ing to the estimates Of Catholic statisticians
there are to-day not less than 250, 900, 900
Catholics in the world The College of
Cardinals, IL fall. would consist of seventy
members; and if representation upon the
basis Of population were the rule, each car
dinal would represent constituency of
about 3,5O0,oOO souls. Upon this basis
Italy would have seven or eight cardinals;
Fralce, ten; Belgium, two; Austria, six;
South America, and Mexico, eeven. G err
many, five; tle United States and C4nal &,
three: Gleat Britain an! Ireland, two. and
50 on. Bat the college is now reduced to
forty four cardinals. Thirty three of these
are Italians, three are Germans, tn rec are
French, one is Austrian, three are Span
Iarls, and one is Irish. When tie nine
new cardinals are named on the 22d the
Italian element in tie college will b e in
creased to ffty. Uurgary will have re-
preventative, Portugal viii have one, and
Austria will have two. There will still
remain seventeen vacancies; and fancy
that the English speaking Catholics of the
world will inquire with anxiety why they
are still excluded from any representa- ton
in the sacrsd college other tha1 that afford,
ed ~ Car linll allen? l-I~ certainly no
secret that the Archbishop Of Westminster.
has long been promised re hat. l. la :
often been asserted, AMI never denied that
! know OF, that a. the C,u,c Of tie Vatican
. Council two # Your Amer lean Archbishop :
were informed thar thov n -lt expect this
promotion. In El.lI2I Ireland, Aus
trnila, Cainda, and The United States there
cannot be less than Is, COS. eco or ~ 600.
900 Roman Catholic. Jh,sc are certain.
y not the least Jealous, intelligent, and in
tIuentlal sons Of the Church Why sIoald
they be excluded at this cri.is in the aifnirs
OF the Church, from an adequate reprcseu-
tation in her senate? The whole numbtr
Of Roman Catholic bishops anl archbrshops
in the British Empire ami in tue | nitcd
states IS l5J. Il is to be believed that
only one of these i, judged worthy OF being
called to represent the Engii>h-sp eaking
Catholics IN the senate Of the Church?
There is Il curious interest attached to
the modern records of the College of Car
dinals. Eight Of its present members were
created by Pope Gregory NNI;- sh, died
IN 1916. The present Pope, who bcea
his reign OF the DIST Of that year has Wit
messed the death OF ninety eight ear finals,
appointed either by himself or by his pre,!c-
eessors, Leo MI, Plus VIII, and Gre
CORY WI. There are thirty-six cardinals
appointed by the present Pope who are now
living. lie created Antonelli his Secretary
OF State, IN lS41, one of the other thirty
FIVE was appointed in 1850, two in 1852.
two in 1858, one in 1855, three in 1856,
four in 1866, and eight in 1853. Eve
years have elapsed since any cardinal has
beer appointed, and now nine more are to
be made. In all human probability the
titty-three cardinals who will constitute
the College after the 22d of this month will
have to elect the successor of the present
Pontiff. Much will Depend W on the choice
thus made. The Roman Catholic theory
is that the CT dice is determine BY the will
OF God, acting upon the will Of the clrdi
nnls. But, humanity speaking, it MY b.
regretted that frora the College the repre-
sentatives of the Euglish-speaking Catholics
OF the world continue to be cxclu led.
/ CArucAPT