Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-28
ELECTION OF POPE.
THE MATTER DISCUSSED M EURO
pEAN pIPl oMATlc CIRCLES.
Attitude of the italian Government and
the Triple AiIianee-where WIN
the Conciave BE Heidi
Copyright, 1901. by tho New York Associated
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Copyright, 1901. by tho New York Associated
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Romx. january 27.-The Vatican has been
advised that the Italian Government was
occupying itself automatically with the
approaching conolaye in order TO prevent
the election Of Pope unfavorabie 20
official Italy and favorable 10 France. Sig
nor Crispi, the Prime Minister. viii en-
desvor to demonstrate to the Triple Al
lance that in view of the hostile spirit
which exists at present in high quarters 1t
is to the interest of the allied Cabinets to
prepare for the forthcoming conciave.
OPPOSITION TO THE FAvoRITEs.
This explains the opposition offered by
the several German and Italian journals 70
the cardinals who are desired as the Ia
vorites Of France or of the party called the
Intransigants. Crispi, it must be remem-
1878 at the time of the election OF Leo
XIII. This time he hopes to exercise q
greater influence on the external condl-
tons of the ballot.
VERY SERENE.
At the Vatican they appear to be very
serene in this respect-frst, because the
Pope enjoys perfect health, and secondly,
because the Sacred College is not, as for:
merly, exposed 10 the interference of
courts OF cabinets. The highly placed per-
sonage who will certainly play preponde-
rating part IN the future conclave SAID, IN
this connection: 1.-THE times have passed
when cardinals accepted the veto OF
monarchies. The Church is henceforth re-
fractory to those entertainments. ohe
turns more and more towards the demo-
cratic idea, towards the law of liberty Tor
all. The United States exerts profound
influence in this respect on the trans
formations of Catholicism in Europe. No
doubt the allied Governments may try TO
terrorize the cardinals, but 1t Will be IN
vain. Already, in 1878, Signor Crispi de-
sired to exert a pressure on the conclave
but without success. Absolute liberty
will henceforth be the principle on Wnlch
future conclaves will work"
WHERE WILL IT BE HELD?
xviii the next conclave be held at
Rome?" the parsonage referred 10 was
asked. :,
1T is thought 80 in competent circles"
he replied. "unless the vacation OF the
Holy See takes place under a hypothesis
of war, or unless the Italian Government
interpreting in its manner an elastic artl-
Gle of the law of guarantees, occupies the
Vatican and intends to administer II IN
the interim. In these two cases the con-
ciave will be held as one at Venice was
after the French revolution, far away rom
Rome, II is difficult TO determine the
probabilities Of the next concIaye."
NO CANDIDATE VISIBLE.
At the present moment there are neither
well-defined currents nor distinct groups;
nor cardinals who are generally recognized
as eligible to the papacy. No cardinal is
mentioned who is to prepare the conclave.
There has not yet been a single elector
chosen. 1t is believed that the Pope will
live long time, and that the present con-
ditions may be greatly modified before the
vacation OF the papacy. This accounts for
the calm and abstention.
CHANCE OF STRANGER.
That which was formerly. the reason
for choosing an Italian Pope is now the
reason for taking a stranger above oil u
Italian unity is to be consolidated and II
the papacy is not to be to regain the pos
bear in mind this capital fact that
the foreign cardinals will soon form q
majority in the Sacred College. With the
DEVELOPMENT of Christianity in the colo
MES the Church will have need of cardi-
mails, not only in the United States, in Aus
tralia. and in Canada, &C., but IN the East,
in China, in India, and in Africa. This ex-
pansion of Christianity win modify the
essential conditions Of the coHciave OF the
papacy.
ExTRA-ITALIAN.
The further the world is becoming Ro-
manized il is necessary that the papacy
should become universal; that it should
become more and more extra-Italian and
extra-national in the world; that she
should transform herself into an interna-
tional institution. The internationaliza-
ton of the Holy See will certainly be one
of the great facts of Catholicism in the
twentieth century.
Rome will have TO -universalize herself
in the same degree as Christianity becomes
Romanized. From this it is evident that
the Pope will no longer be exclusively
Italian. A foreign Pope in the situation
where the Vatican viii continue to live
side by side with the Quirinal, especially
| if the reconciliation takes place, will lney-
itably pose as a visible expression OF the
liberty of the Vatican, and of its separa-
ton from the national interests.
THE CARDINALS NAMED.
As TO the electors Of the next conclave in
italy the following cardinals are named
| Cardinal Battaglini and Cardinal Capece.
| latro. at Rome: Cardinal Rampolla, and
| Cardinal Monaco. Abroad are mentioned
Manning, Gibbons, and Lavigerle. Man.
ming and Gibbons have especially gained
| in ecclesiastical opinion during these lat
| ter times. The enlightened Catholic CON-
munity considers the general acceptance
| of these two princes of the Church as
most adapted to the needs and TO the con-
ditions of these so complicated and varia-
l.. N.,.N