Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18
SACRED COLLEGE OF CARDINALS.
How They Are "Created"-what the Red
Hat Signifies.

Hat signifies.
From the New York Tines.
The cardinals, as the advisers and assistants
of the sovereign pontif, are the supreme coun-
ell or senate of the church. and on the death Of
the pope they elect his successor. There are
three orders OF cardinals-bishops, priests
and deacous. These orders are distinct from
those of the hierarchy; with few exceptions,
the cardinal priests are archbishops or bishops
and the cardinal deacons generally priests
The sacred college. when complete, consists of
seventy members: Six cardinal bishops. whose
dioceses are the six suburban sees; fifty car
dinal priests, whose titles are the .'titu,ar
churches" of which they are appointed superb
ers with jurisdiction and RICH. to a throne.
&c, therein, and fourteen cardinal deacons,
who are appointed to the churches called
"deaconries.n
The first cardinal bishop is dean. the first of
the priests is first priest, and the first Of the
deacons il first deacon of the sacred college.
The dean has the right OF consecrating and the
first deacon has the right Of proclaiming and
browning new pope. On the death OF the
pontif the cardinal camerlengo has the adj
ministration Of the public affairs of the holy
see until a new pope is elected. The creation"
of q cardinal sometimes precedes, even by sew
eral years, the publication or proclamation.
The cardinal il then said to be reserved in
5anca accor3;n., q, "a -, - .ra..;o o' P''0
The titIe c,rd;ro1 co,nes 80, a.. la.;, o.~,,
hinge, because the gate of the church, the
pope, turns on its hinges, the cardinals. Car
din,I is not necessnr;Iv a nriest The lannon's
Cardinal Antonelf nrivy councillor of p;ns TX
was only q deacon an al; "a which ia now onIy
step TO the priesthood A cardinal deacon
may be priest in holy orders, and n cardinal
bons. an arcbbisbon or Msbon. The cardinal
bisbons however are aIwavs bishons aDd had
their origin from the ssvsraI ACES il, IN. v;ci;.v
of Rome and a bishon il oniv ..c.rdinaI
b;sbor, NJ, 10 ,,ras;d.s 80. - % go
Romsp Goo porish nhn,ohes - .,,i,,os., 49,
t;rst institnt.d in Pn,na b. pora Nar.o,,,,s i,
the vaar eoa ard tba nr;ast, r. rh"so nhauan
tbcv uere ,,ermanentIv go, 80 LTD 80
dinal nr;ssts " ,rba fft,, ,.r,,;,a, 80 90,
are those WIZ hold ,ba corrosnnnaip, ,n,a ~
~ ..,i,Ias,, -. ,'.r;sha. - By +. A. ys
80 h;s ,;,a an, IL. -, .so me ~ "aS W
G;hhona v.n, 70 R"roa a asO 0@.u, ah'
$500 -, d. " -" 80 ~ an u IN, 10
cardinal ia aIwa1a or.a,ad pO ,pv.r . ,,ada -.
nominatsd ''o'eo' A'''' n'''' VI
III
,:! VI ,ne Appo1ntitiehl III the case
The 90 49, =. ~ v a1aie as ioloMs
~ a.i soeS W 'Ie vatican anu reserves
,, nTI we p1pe .ne req oelea; a.'eswsro; az
~. ta, eoms sa1 ne pope PlGces On ms aeaa
From the inside of the b,, dsnsnS sSt.en tss.
ola
sen, arranged on oo'n SIDES o! ~ IN triangle
sr Um one ne ~ " nes Inc caro'nai pears TINS
s!mooi OF ms RANK Dut once-wnen the pope
pu.s II on MS heao In the consistory at which
ne crealea- us 'nen Pnt away ana laid on
ais oiel, ana aiter, ne Is puriea IL is Drought
rom ron, .ne place Where MS grave mas been made.
uh'A ms successor mas peen created. 10 get
ane rea NAT means 70 De created . cardinal,
ant q reminder that It's recipient pledges him
sen 70 aeiend the church and Its peace with his
u'Ae Oh eminehce. The cardinal wears
aissihetSe ring, sapphire SET In gold, and ON
rece'Vlre II ne Is expected to give large sum
OF money IN charity. 1t is now about $3.50.
out was formerly much more.
IN ine second consistory the pope CLOSES the
mouth OF the Candidate, that Is, he forbids
INN Tor the present to speak at meetings Of
Cardinals, and at third consistory he opens
ms MS mouth, tnat Is: he removes the former pro-
| hipition, giving him at the same time a ring
and assigning him his title. or parish church
In Rome. II the candidate is absent or pre-.
vented from visiting Rome at that time the red