The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-05
CAN INSANE CARDINALS vOTE9
Important Question That May Arise st th
Next Conclave OF the Sacred College.

Important Question That May Arise ~ the
Next Conclave Of the Sacred College.
New York Recorder.
Cardinal Howard, England's only Prince
of the Roman Church, Is insane. and has,
during the past three years, been under re-
straint in England, interned in one Of the
wings of the Duke of NorfoIk's ancient Cas-
tie of Arundel. There is no precedent to
direct the Sacred College in the question
as to whether the loss of reason involves
the loss on the part of one of it's members
of his vote at the coIclave. In both the
British and French Parliaments the vote
of any member who may happen to
become insane is regarded a. perfectly
valid, even though the fate OF the nation
may depend thereon. A dementcd cardl-
nal, however, is q new feature In inter
national and ecclesiastlcal politics. and
considerable interest Is expressed as TO the
manner in which the Sacred College Will
deal with the case. OF course, the Pope
himself could solve the difficulty by de-
grading Cardinal Howard from his office
as q Prince of the Church and from his
seat in the Sacred College, but he does not
venture to do this for fear of offending the
Duke of Norfolk and all the powerful clan
of Howard.
Until he left Rome in the charge of doc
tors and keepers. three years ago. Cardinal
Howard was regarded. as the grandest-
looking member of q church in which ev-
erything is magnificent. AS Archpriest and
dean of st. Peters. ct Rome, he was ever
the most imposing and majestic figure of
ell the splendid ceremonies for which
that splendid Basilica is famous through
out the world. His stately mien
on such occasions frequently drew
forth the self-satistied and char
acteristic remark on the part OF the En-
glish present, that if Italy was responsible
for the unrivaled architecture of the ca
thedral. Great Britain. at any rate. had fur
nished the only cardinal or priest whose
appearance was in keeping with the edifice.
The graclOusness of Cardidal Towards
person was fully In accord with his
talents and attachments. He was,
without exception, the most per-
feet linguist of the Sacred College.
speaking Russian. Arabic, Armenian. Ger
man. French, Italian and Spanish with
equal huency Like Plus TX, who created
him cardinal in lo77, he commenced life as
an officer OF a crack cavalry regiment. and
for seven years he held a commission In the
Second Life Guards. Ii was owing TO q
romantic affair de cRur. which made some
noise at the time. that he forsook the he'll
met for the tonsure.
The Pope occasionally makes some rather
sarcastic remarks. and one of them was de-
Iivered at the expense of France the other
day. France" he declared, with a look of
humOr in his eye. lis without exception
the most paradoxical country In the world.
The palace of the president of the republic,
the Palais de Elysee. bears the name Of q
paradise in which the French do not be-
lieye. Tho palace of the Senate, the Palais
du Luxembourg bears that of q city which
no longer belongs to France, while the
palace of the Chamber of Deputies, the
Palais Bourbon, possesses the rame of q
dynasty that has been banished from the
cOuntry.O