The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-15

OF the i've, therefore, thus faS mentioned,
party In the Church credited with opposition
10 the ultramontane theories.
Those Of the Popcs own selection were, In
the first place, DR.. NEWMAN, to whose tenn
perate attitude In the Interpretation Of
dogma we have repeatedly referred. The
second was Prof. HERGENRoTHER, well
known by his polemical writings under the
signature Of "Anti-Janus," and who has
been intrusted, II is said, with the adjust
ment Of the project OF agreement between
the Church and tho civil power In Germany.
DR.. HERaENR0THRR has been one OF the
foremost champions OF the Vatican against
Dr. D0LLINdER and the so-called Old Cath
olics, and In the course OF the controversy
has given evidence, not only Of learning, but
also OF tolerant spirit Tho third
ecclesiastic selected by tho Pontin on
grounds OF personal esteem Is Mgr. ALI
MoNDA, q native OF Genoa, and now Bishop
OF Albenga. SO dlstasteful under tho pre-
vlous regime were the liberal views OF this
prelate, that his elevation to the episcopato
was delayed until less than two years ago.
1t was ALIMoNDA who aroused 80 much
comment at the Vatican and throughout
Italy by the praise he gave to VICToR
EMANUEL on the occasion OF the late Kings
funeral. 1t may be interesting TO add that
the Same preate edited for many years the
Cutolico newspaper, the only other Journal
list within the Sacred College being Cardinal
PARoccHI. The fourth OF LEO Kills per-
sonal candidates, and the youngest member
OF the College, is Cardinal ZIGLIARA, who
AL sNl.
writings, but chiefly, 1t Is said. to tho cir
camstance that 1t is customary for the
Order OF Preaching Friars to be represented
by at least one member in the body, and tho
only Dominican Cardinal died in February
last To the Hegelian and other modern
PHILOSOPHERS taught in Italian universities,
ZIGLIARA has opposed doctrines founded
upon St. THOMAS AoUNAs. "He will be the
mirror OF the Sacred College" LEO XIII. is
reported to have said when he announced his
intention of raising him TO the cardlnalate.
Cardinal ZIGLIARA, 1t is rumored, was
unwilling to accept the dignity, and
rs to the reluctance OF tho tenth
nominee, Cardinal PEcoI, there Is no
doubt whatever. 1t was with tho greatest
difficulty that the latter could be induced to
go and live in the Vatican when his brother
became Pope. He would now doubtless
have been excused from occupying n posi-
ton OF eminence distasteful to him, but for
the urgent and unanimous request OF the
Sacred College, which, by the way, 1t is Gus
tomary for them TO prefer whenever q
newly elected Pope has a blood relation In
the Church. As we have heretofore pointed
out In citing proofs Of the present Pontiff's
moderate policy, 1t was this brother. Don
GIUSEPPE, who conducted the negotiations
with the ex-Jesuit, Padre CURcI.
On tho whole, 1t is plain that the liberal
element in the Church, using tho term in a
Catholic, not in Protestant sense, is
strongly represented in tho new addition to
the Sacred Senate. 1t Is worth noting, Also
that out of the ten new Cardinals, only two
are Italians; and that in the College, which
now numbers slxty-four members, precisely
one-half are foreigners. This is state OF
things which, 1t Is said, has never been
parallcled since the Popes return from
Avignon; and the displacement OF tho old
Italian preponderance can hardly fail to af-
feet in some memorable way the proceed
ings OF the next conclave.