The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-01-28
CONCLAyE OF CARDINALS
dow the Papal Succession Is Likely to
Be Determined When Leo Dies.
European Cabinets Not Likely to Exercise Any
misunderstanding Sentiment in
Favor of = Foreign Pope.

FdV0I Oh . I OIelSu IOpe.
[Copyrisht. 1891. by the New York Associated Pressl
ROME. JAM. 27.-The Vatican has been adj
vised that the Italian government was &C.
cupying itself automatically with the APP
preaching conclave. in order to prevent the
election of q Pope unfavorable. officially.
to Italy and favorable to France.
SIgnor Crispi. the Prime Minister.
will endeayor to demonstrate 60 the triple
alliance. in view of the hostile spirit
which exists at present in high quarters.
that it is to the interest of the allied cabi-
nets to prepare for the forthcoming con-
clave. This explains the opposition offered
by several German aud Italian
journals to the cardinals who are
described as the favorites of
France. or of the party called the
intr%ansigeants. Signor Crispi, it must be
remembered, was President of the Council
in 1878, at the time of the election of Leo
XIIL This time he hopes to exer-
else greater influence on the
external conditions of the ballot.
At the Vatican they appear to be very
skeptical and serene in this respect. first.
because the Pope enjoys health. and second.
because the Sacred Collegei is not. as former
~, exposed to the interference of courts or
cabinets. A highly-placed parsonage who
will certainly play preponderat-
ing part in the future con-
clsve said In this connection: Tho
times nave passed when the cardinals &C
cept the veto of the m~onarchies. The
church is henceforth refractory to these
encroachments. She turns more and more
towards the democratic ideal, towards the
law of liberty for all. The United States
on the transformations of Catholicism
in Europe. No doubt the allied govern
ments may try to teIrorize the cardinals,
but it will be in vain. Already, in 1878,
Signor Crispi desired to exert q pressure on
the conciave but without succeas. Abso-
lutte liberty will henceforth be the princi-
pie on which future cOnclaveS will work"
Twill the next cOnclave be held at
asked.
lit is thought 80 In competent circles"
he replied. unless the vacation of the
Holy See takes place under the hypothesis
Interpreting in its manner an elastic article
of the law of guarantees, 0ccupies the Vati-
can and intends to administer in the inter
i'm. In those two cases the conclave will be
held, as the one at Venice was, after the
French revolution, far away from Rome.
In 1878, Plus the TX having just died, the
cardinals held q preparatory meeting in
the Vatican, under the presidency of Car
dinal Pecci, who then held the position
of Cameriling. In that memorable sitting
the cardinals discussed the question of
the locality of the conclave. The Italian
government, having sought to mix in the
elaboration of the high international Cath
Ollie Senate, many of the princes of the
church pronounced themselves, with suf-
fient fervor. in favor of holding the con-
clave abroad. Cardinal Pecci inter-
s sodeG in . ". speech n' Which R's created I q ppo,
found impression, hc decided for Rome 1t
is ASSERTED that this speech contributed by
it's great political wisdom to the election of
Leo XIII.
1T is difficult to determine the proba-
bilities of the next conclave. At the pres
emit moment there are neither well-defined
currents, nor distinct groups, nor cardinals
bic to the papacy. Cardinal Czacki. when
he was alive, opened a campaign in favor
of Cardinal Battaglini. Archbishop of
Bologna, a very enlightened man, conciiia-
tory. q Jealous administrator rather than
to- gain the support OF all bis
friends. and above all. of all the
foreign cardinals. Cardinal Lavigerie
docility cooled their friendship. Cardinal
Battaglini is still to-day vaguely named
among those eligible for the papacy. but
his chances fell considerably the day Car
s sas'l mo easssi nd died cardinal hs the Is % nSss-
toned. There has not yet been q single
elector chosen. 1t is believed that the
Pope will live a long time. and that the
before the vacation of the papaey. This
accounts for the calm and the abstentlon.
-Four years ago a certain RELIGIOUS group,
and even embassies. designated Cardi-
nss r al Rome. vl'f France ct h aspDs a1s,i
to be favorable to his candidature. but this
candidate now seems definitely excluded.
Cardinal Parrochi not being able to count
1t is affirmed that France would gladly
pronounce in favor of Cardinal Zigiliara, q
Corsican. Romanized and ltalianized. but
1t is not believed that the French
ton of the German and Italian press to
lead people TO believe that France wishes
to play a prepondering role at the next con-
clave. After Cardinals Battaglini and
Parrochi. Cardinal Monaco Della Valleta.
a Capolitan. for a long time established at
Rome. has been mentioned. Ii is affirmed that
France. the intransigeant party. and the
cardinals at Naples and, in Sicily would
support this candldature; The concilistory
towards 1883, because. Cardinal Monaco not
occupying himself with political things.
this party hoped to govern under his reign.
But here too, the calm has asserted itself
and the candidate seems more or less
abandoned. The more discreet prelates be-
lieve that the next Pope has not yet been
agreed upon. and that we must wait pa
tiently. i should be inclined to admit this
hypothesis.
However, it is not possible at present
to fOresee who will be the next Pope. as no
personality presents itself and as no group
shows its preference. 1t is. nevertheless.
permissible TO state the general probabili-
ties. The following are the prominent i'm
pressions in competent circles: In ordinary
conditions if the Pope died tomorrow with
out the present conditions being trans
formed, it is definitely probable that the
conclave of 1878 will repeat itself; that is to
say that the foreign cardinals,
allied to the most moderate of the Roman
and Italian cardinals. would choose q con-
ciliatory Pope. modern and moderate. This
Pope will probably be taken from among
the cardinals of the provinces. the cardi-
nails of the Curia being too divided to
come to an agreement on q Roman name.
"Under extraordinary conditions, IT the
conclave was held abroad. and it should
meet In the midst of a European complica-
tion;, it is to be presumed that the cardi-
mails would choose a neutral foreign pope,
neither German; French; Austrian
Belgian cardinal, or an American,
an EnRlishman or a Spaniard: in one
word q cardinal born in a country that
does not inspire international jealousy.
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