The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-08
HOW THE POPE IS ELECTED.
SifJ'Gt rms SURRDi NNTYG 7IfE COW
CL.iTE ar EpFKY POfNT.
The Three Forms or Election. : Reclamation.
Compron,,se, and Haiiot-1hc Keen " nt"h-
Ina OF the Cardinals who Count the Votes.

Ina OF thc Cardinals who Count the votes.
Unless the order Of proceedings has been
| changed by recent pnpal constitution. tho
formnlitlcs OF the election OF n now Pope
in tho place of Plus TX. WILL according to
The New American Cycopmdia." be these:
Nine days will first bc employed in devotional
exercises for tho rcposc Of tho soul Of the de-
ceased Pontff. tho ninth day being that Of his
funeral. On the tenth day the Cardinals will
assemble in the sistinc chapel whcrc a mass in
honor Of the Holy Ghost will be celebrated by
the Cardinal Dean. This over. the Cardinal
Dean will intone the Veni. Creator Sph',hts. and
tho sacred college. with their officers and at
tendants. will 20 in procession to that part Of
the Vatican set apart for their reclusion imme-
| diatcly adjoining and including both the Sistine
| and Pauline chapes. On their arrival In the
Pauline chapel. the Cardinal Dean will chant
before the altar the prayer Deus. q,u corda
fdeliup,. and the Papal constitutions on con-
caves will be read all present swearing SOL
emnly to observe them. Formerly 1t was
| tho custom to begin from that moment
! the rigorous reclusiOn prescribed by the pom
tifcal dccrces In modern times it only COM
mences on the evening of tho tenth day. As
soon. however as the signal for the prescribed
recluson is given all will meet in the chapel.
the oath OF fidelity and secrecy will be admin
istcred TO conclavsts aud guardians. and three
Cardinals. chosen one from each Of the three
orders of bishops. priests. and dcacons accom-
panied 10y the High Chamberlain and the First
Master of Ceremonies. will make n scrupulous
examination OF every room and corner from
cellar 10 garrot in order to that there are no
in,rud,rs. The only door OF communication
having beon then closed with two strong locks
on the outside and two Within the concayc will
be formally begun. The cells in which the
ala
s,rutIon and their furniture They are draped
in purple Tor the Cardinals created by the last
Pope and ia green Tor all the others.
The following daily routine Will BE- observed
as long ns the rccu-ion lasts. At O'Clock in
the morning "A muster Of ceremonies knocks nt
the door oi Zach cell to warn the inmate to pro-
coed to the chapel. Al the mass Of the Holy
Ghost il celebrated. after which all except the
Cardinals Withdraw. Tho Cardinals recte the
poniteniial psalms and the litnny OF tho saints.
ami a first vote Is cast This over the fathers
retire 70 their cells. breakfast. and take a short
walk in the open air. At2 O'Clock +. NJ. they
again meet in the chapel Tor the second ballot
after which they dine. walk out II they choose.
or retire to ther respective cells where a roll
giuu- silence is observed nftcr dark.
late number of the hdepetd,itce BEIGE de-
scr. h.e the process OF baiiutinK Tor new Pope
as follows;
or the elghteen forms Of election practsed in
thc pns,. there remain now but thrre in vogue
to-day, The conclaye can elect the Pope in the
ir-, place 10y ac' 'lamaio or. in other words,
10y Inspiration or 10y alteration; in the second
place, ny comproinlso; ana iinally. 10y ballot or
10y acceding. This last named method ie at
pr. sent most in use. md the election by accama-
tiun or by compromise Is only employed in cor
tain special 'asr-. Strictly speaking. the accla-
nation would now be forbidden. because II
opens the door To ali sorts Of surprises Ii il
now more than two centuries since this method
w'u abandoned, The lnst Pope elected by ac-
clnfnnti9n WIS Innocent XI.. chosen the 20th Of
Srutsf.lI r. lltt.
The 0r,, Pope elected by nccnmation was s.
Fabian. A. gording t. the erc 'slnsticnl legend,
the Cardinals -aw a dove ight upDn the hrsd ~
81 Fabian. and they took this bird for the Holy
Uhoet; seni bv Gqi to, show his. VIII in tho m..
ter. Tucy Immediately obeycd tins divine in
Jun tion hy clryuting tho chosen OF the Lord -
Circcory VII julius Ill. Mareellus IT,. Paul
Urh'n VIII. Gregory. XIV. aud Gregory XV
nhoraii but TINS last named Pope. CON
sldering the abuses. the, surprises. and
OF choice gave place. surrounded the elec-
ton with unny barriers and PRECAUTIONS bv q
cal operation OF 1t 80 dinlculttha II fell into dis
use.
Gregory Xy. regulated tho mode Of election
present in use. The cOnrlave has recourse 10
the compromise when II IL divided into several
parties. who stubppornly maintain their candi-
ing 10 negotiations. To put an end to the oh
stinacy Of the several parties which renders
HV''iih p'S9 pl''Sr, az N"tulhulS : ar tl"ttu,
70 "hom Is urieS9tsd the power of eleTing the
foir. lhe-e Shr1inals asrce among themselves
ana name the rope. whom the concave Is
Obliged To- recogni4e without appeal, by virtue
lthe nun -ftTnl fw,,s 81 gregory Nv, some
tiinr- even single cardinal IL appointed 10y
compromise to name the Pope. The conclave
oIhlhhrlY mas recourse Ia thlS mode oi election
when ns we nave sald aitcr having sht for
nhE time, ana having bhllotrd several times,
Us lahors have henn in vain. II waa IN this way
TINT Clement lN was elected by compromise
~ ferous" IN l2Oo, after vacancy IN the Holy
Sn' ~ I'VE mouths ana sN days. lumcdntcly
ht"r Nun auu pIrclsely IN the year l4D, Teo-
ph'd' - oh' Arrndrarnh ot l.l-%". was elect
ga al NU'rho. hlt"ra vacancy which lasted two
y'hrs an some months lie took the nnmc Of
oIrs.ry y. Alt'r behcdlr, NJ, the conrlnVc.
Wll'h my al Irr4us"' Tptei iruitlessy for six
,t'hrr' 'ui iNr u"hlhs. lhe hnly Null"gr was IN
uu,h.ru 10y w political divisions which were
uirh t'arlhk h9ms. On one SIDE were the Car
ulna,s VINO WeIed To- elert fone t4vorahl"t 10
M nHH On the olher th9se WHO Desired
IT, .''| ~ y nte . ~" '",,.nhhs' MMno ilul pseh hunb"d
~ unn p,,Ni M i'iuS Iopns, me hhtred ana rlNnlri
ilnI ~, W. @ ,'Hses M"tv proi 1unuM An ahd lrrnon-
rllhnlr, As was the "nmlty which divided their
ha!tsans M II wns this division that nersssitated
'ny t, pInNlsirnal removal ,oi NE ihpai Sre 70
ns,sh nnsisn"hc hq q pponclaEe deln.ned 70 lnals
nf,n,,hnl hiiu III irhlo NE power ol electng IN"
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