The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-28
ITALY AND THE VATICAN.
A Movement on Foot to Inf uence the
Election of a Pope.

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ROME. Jan. 27.-The vatican has been
advised that the Italian government was
occupying itself automatically with the APP
preaching conclave in order Co prevent the
election of a pope uufavornble to official
Italy and unfavorable to France. Signor
Crispi, prime minister, will endeavor to
demonstrate to the triple alliance that in
view OF the hostile spirit which exists at
presant in high quarters, it is to the interest
OF the allied cabinets TO prepare for the
forthcoming conclave. This explains the
opposition offered by several German and
Italian journals to cardinals who are de-
scribed as favorites Of France, or
of the party called the Intransi-
geants. Premier Crispi, it must ba remem-
bered, was president Of the council in 1873
at the time of the election OF Leo XIII.
This time he hopes to exercise a greater
influence on the external conditions of the
ballot.
SERENITY AT THE VATICAN.
At the vatican they appear 10 be very
skeptical and serene in this respect: first,
because the pope enjoys perfect health, and,
secondly, because the sacred college is not,
as formerly, exposed to the interference OF
courts or cabinets. A highly placed
parsonage, who will certainly play
a preponderating part in the fu-
connection; 1.-THE times have passed when
cardinals accepted monarches. The church
is henceforth refractory TO thsoe encroach-
ments. She turns more and moro toward
the democratic ideal, towards the law of
liberty for all. The United States exerts a
profound influence in this respect on the
transformations of catholicism in Europe.
No doubt the allied government may
try TO terrorize the cardinals, but il will be
in vain. Already in 1878 Sgnor CrispI de-
sired to exert pressure on the conclave, but
without success. Absolute liberty will
henceforth be the principle on which future
conclaves will work.
WHERE IT WILL BE HELD
"Will the next conclave DO held at
RomeP the parsonage referred to was
asked.
ut is thought so in competent circles, "
he replied, "uness the vacation of the holy
see takes place under the hypothesis
| OF war or unless the Italian
government interpreting in It's
| manner Of elastic article OF the law of guar.
| antees, occupies the vatican and intends to
| administer it in the interim. In those two
cases the conclave will be held, as the one at
Venice was, after the French revolution,
far away from Rome. 1t is difficult to de-
termine the probabilities Of the next con-
clave.
"At the present moment there arelneither
well'defned currents, nor distinct groups,
nor cardinals who are generally recognized
as eligible to the papacy. No cardinal il
mentioned who prepares the conclave. There
has not yet been q single elector chosen.
| IL is believed that the pope will
| live a long time. and that the pres.
| emit conditions may be greatly modified
| before the vacation Of the papacy. This
| accounts for the calm and abstention. That
which was formerly reason for choosing an
Italian pope is now reason for taking a
stranger above all, If Italian unity lie 20 be
consolidated, and If the papacy is not to re-
| gain possession Of Rome.
Cardinals Manning and Gibbons have
| especially gained In ecclesiastical opinion
during these latter times Tho enlight.
ened Catholic community considers general
acceptance of these two princes Of the
church as most adapted TO the needs and
conditions OF these so complicated and vari-
| able times.p
THE FOREIGN CARDINALS.
at is also necessary to bear In mind this
capital fact that the foreign cardinals will
soon form a majority in the sacred col.
lege. With the development of christianity
In the colonies the church will have
need of cardinals, not only In
the United States, ia Australia In Canada,
etc, but in the East, in China, India and In
Africa. This expansion Of christianity will
modify essentially the conditions of the
| conclave and Of the papacy.
MUST BECOME INTERNATIONAL.
"The further the world becomes Roman
lied, il is necessary that the papacy should
become universal, that 1t should become
more and moro extra-Italian and extra
national, in word, that she should
transform herself into an in
ternational institution Decentralization
of the holy see will certainly be one of the
great facts for Catholicism in the twentieth
century, Rome will have TO universalize
herself in the same degree as christianity
becomes Romanized.
NATIONALITY OF THE POPE.
"From this it is evident that the pope
will no longer be exclusively italian. A
foreign pope in a situation where the vati-
can will continue TO live side by side with
the quirinal, especially IL a Cancellation
takes place, will inevitably pose as
visible expression of the liberty
Of the vatican and its separation from ma
tional interests. AS TO the electors of the
next conclave in Italy, the following cardi-
mails are named: Cardinal Battaglina and
Cardinal Capecelatr5 at Rome, Cardinal
Rompolla and Cardinal Monaco. Abroad
arc mentioned Cardinals Manning, Gibbons
and Lavigerie.