Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-06-09
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princes OF tits Church.
Rome Dispatch to baltimore sun.
rho pnp, held "a consistory Monday
moruInp ior the creation of seven now card.
nails, three of whom go to France, two 10
America aud two remain in Italy. The con
sistory was of private nature, none
but members of the sacred college being
present IL was held In Consistorial hall,
his holiness being seated ON his throne, and
cardinals grouped about him. At eleven
O'Clock the pope, atiirod IN white and look.
ing very feeble, entered the hall. Cardinals
numbering thirty.two knelt as his holiness
entered.
Aher having received tho homage of the
cardinals the cunsstory WAS formally opened
by an address by the pope. lie spoke In
Latin, and In the course of his address To the
cardinals made tins reference To the growth
and importance of their Catholic church in
the republics of France and America
"As our apostolic soictude extends to the
Catholics of every nation, we have thought II
proper ON this occasion to select some dis
tinRuished bishops both from the old aud
from tho new world To be elevated to your
ranks In the first place we turn our eyes To
France, where the church proudly possesses
anohle band of prelates closely united to tho
apostolic sec, worthy of highest praise ana
faithful To the charge committed To them,
dischargng their duties sometimes under
great difficulties and employing All their
powers in defense Of the holy seo. bn this
account We have resolved 10 add a lew OF
these French preatcs TO the sacred college
in order to draw that generous nation
closer to tho Roman pontin. We come
now to America In the second place the
United States and Canada attracted our
attention. The ilOurishing state of Catholi.
cism In that coniederacy, which developes
itself daily more and more, and the condition
and form according To which the ecclcsiasti-
cal Cauons of that country are formulated,
advise us, or rather demand, that some oil
their prelHtes bo received into the sacred col
lege. Now with regard To Canada, IL ~
known fact with what resOlute adhesion theS
cling to the true faith, with what love they
adhere, aud with what loyalty, iaith and
affection unite their hearts and minds to the
holy SEQ. Wherefore We hesitate not To On
roll among the members of the sacred college
one of the archbishops of Canada, knowing
that IL will rebound to the gloryOi the tatho-
lie faith and tho spiritual welfare OF millions
on the other side OF the sea"
His Holiness then announced tho names of
the new cardinals, ~ follows: Victor Felix
Beruadou, OF Sens Benedict Maria Laugeu.
ieuN, OF Rheims Charles Philips, Place of
Rcnnes James Gibbons, of baltimore, and
Alexander TascheroauN, OF Quebec, all arch.
bishops Monsignor Thoodoli, of Rome, OK
secretary of the Vatican, and Father Camille
MaZzela, of Naples, Jesuit, who was formerly
professor at Woodstock, Md Father MaHella
IL the first Jesuit created cardinal 10y Loo and
second In tho sacred college.
Tho pope after nominating the cardinals
turned to the members Ot the sacred college,
pruuouuciug these words; "Quid Vobis
videtur 80 ("Nhat Is your wish 2'D There
being no dissent, tho nominations were rati
lied hy the college The consstOry WAS there
upon terminated. public consistory will
ba held Thursday, when red hats will be con
terred upon the new cardinals