The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-02-19

,ince this method Was abandoned. |
The last Pope elected BY exclamation
sas Innocent XI., chosen the 10Th Of
September, 1915.
The FIRST Pope elected BY acclama-
ton was St. Fabian. According to
ecclesiastical legend, the Cardinal saw
q dove light upon the head OF st.
Fabian. and they took this bird for
the Holy Ghost, sent BY God to show
his will in the matter. They imme.
diately obeyed this divine injunction
bv elevating the chosen Of the Lord
to the dignity Of Pope.
Gregory Nv. regulated the mode OF
election BY compromise. which Is the
second method at present in use. The
conclsve has recourse to the comPrO.
mise when it is divided into several
parties, who stubbornly maintain their
candidates and are unable to agree
without proceeding to negotiation.
To nut an end to the obstinacy OF the
several parties which renders a choice
impossible, several Cardinals are
selected. to whom is delegated The
power Of electing the Pope. These
Cardinals agree among themselves and
name the Pope. whom the concIave =
obliged to recognize without appeal,
by virtue of the bull -E,erni PMr's Of
Gregory XIV. Sometimes even q
SINGLE Cardinal is appointed by com
promise tn name the Pope. The con
clave ordinarily has recourse to th's
mode Of election when. as We have
said, after having set for long time,
and having ballolted several times. it
labors have been in vain. 1t was u
this way that Clement ". Was eiectet
bv compromise at Perouse. in 1865
after q vacancy in the Holy See o
FIVE months and six days.
Then We have the third and les
method, the election BY ballot. or 81
acceding. which is, moreover. tn
only one in usage in our time. Thu
election is carried on by means o
ballots. containing the sufirages OF tn
Cardinals. 1t commences With tn
opening Of the conclave. and Is re
.peated twice day, without even ez
cepting the great feasts, such as Christ
mas and Easter. No Cardinal presen
can refuse to take part in the vote
and If any member of the Hol.
ICo.leoe IA confined in his clOister b
|. sickness, it is decreed by a special bul
of Gregory that committee Of Ca'
dinals shall be appointed to get tn
f votes Of their sick colleagues. Tn
morning ballot il taken after tn
+ celebration Of mass in the sam
: chapel in which is deposited tn
!. chaiice, which serves as a ballot box
= and the afternoon ballot i precede
n by the invocation of the Holy Ghos
with the HYMN. Veni Creator Spirifn
r The ballot is secret in order to pr
. tect the dissenting Cardinals from til
hatred and revenge Of the new foP'
= 1t is done under conditions wh'c
prevent the possibility Of fraud.
, will be seen by the desert ,tion whic
8 We are about to give that the Pup
have foreseen all the resources
/, partisan excitement. and have know
) how to provide against them befor
e hand. The election Is, So TO 90.
e divided into three Periods-befor
E during. and after the vote. Beto
!. the vote the Cardinals prepare the
+: ballots. Then they draw BY lot {!
!, names of the three Cardinals who o.
4 to count the vote. After this secor
' operation the Cardinals write uP'
Y their ballots the name of him who
!. they wish to elect Pope. and final
n thew fold and seal their ballots.
It! We give below (A) the form an
!. full size of the ballot which the Cart
= mails use to express their suffrage.