Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-04
The Report That He is to Be Made
Cardinal
AND RECALLED FROM WASHINGTON
DR.. Rocker Discredits Some Re.
cent Statements.
THE APAL UsTo M


in Baltimore with Cardinal Gibbons on the
subject of Mgr. Satolli's elevation to a
cardinalate and recall to Rome was pub
ished this morning, as follows:
Cardinal Gibbons, in discussing the eleva-
ton of Mgr Satolli to cardinalate. as
serted that the papal delegate would be re-
called to Rome
"It Is the usual action in such a case,
he added land Mgr. satolli will probably
be recalled within a short time"
what relation will he then bear to the
church in American
HE will be papal delegate, as now
''Will it make no change, then, In his au-
thority or his relations to the church in
American"
"None whatever"
us not allowing him to stay in America
after he has been elevated to the cardinal
ate an unusual dignity"
"Oh, he will be allowed to remain but a
short time, and then will be recalled TO
Rome"
HE will certainly be recalled, then?"
Eyes, he will be recalled"
Discrcditcd by DR.. Rocker.
"I cannot believe that Cardinal Gibbons
talked any such nonsense as that" said Dr.
Rocker, the secretary to the papal dele
gate, when a Star reporter handed him the
purported interview. He perused it care
fully over again, and then said, with added
emphasis: "Oh, no! The cardinal certainly
could not have said that. If he was inter-
viewed the person doing 1t must have mis-
understood him and gotten it mixed up.
"It is perfectly plain continued DR..
Rocker that if Monsignor Satolli is Gre
ated cardinal and recalled to Rome ne
will no longer be the papal delegate to
the American church. So far as this lega-
tor is concerned, no intimation whatever
has been received here of the intention to
Ga tha
pope cherishes any such idea we certainly
have rot been made acquainted with it.
How Cardinals Are Made.
ut is not usual for the pope to make
known his intentions regarding the Gre
alton of cardinals" said DR.. Rocker, fur
Their. The process of making a cardinal is
something like this: The pope calls con-
sistory in Rome. He can call such a con-
sistory any time he feels so inclined. There
Is no rule governing their meeting time.
but for many years it was the custom to
hold four consistories year. The present
pope, however, has not followed this Gus
tom. On one occasion since his accession
there was an interval of fourteen months
between them. The last consistory was
held last March, but no cardinals were Gre
ated. The one before that was in June of
1881 The pope, as l have said, is not in
the habit of prematurely announcing those
whom he has determined to honor SO high
ly. When he calls consistory, which first
meets privately, he sends letters to those
whom he has determined to make cardi-
mails three or four days before the con-
siStory meets.
THE recipients names are then announc-
ed in the private consistory. Two or three
days later the public consistory is held,
and If any of those whom he has created
cardinals can get to Rome in time they
will receive their cardinals hats at this
public consistoIy.
''Supposing Monsignor Satolli is created
n al q sSSt,
it will take place none can tell. He plainly
could not get to Rome in time to present
himself before it and receive his hat There
fore 4 special messenger would be sent to
this country with the berretta, the little
red cap worn by cardinals. When the ber-
retta would be conferred on him he would
not yet be equipped with all the privileges
of cardinal. These would only be con-
ferred on him when he received the hat,
and this would not be given him until the
next consistory following the one a which
he was created because the hat must be
conferred on each cardinal in person at a
consstory, as 1 have described
1T will be seen, therefore, that If Mon
signor Satolli should be created a cardinal
at the next consistory he would not enter
upon the full privileges until he received
the hat at the following consistory. OF
course, if he was called to Rome, he
would relinquish all authority in connec-
ton with the American church and devote
himself to the duties that might be con-
fided to his care in Rene"
Frequently Announced.
DR.. Rocker smiled as the reporter was
leaving
1.-The announcement Of Monsignor Satol-
lis elevation and recall is being published
in the newspapers now about once week."
he drily remarked TT would not be very
surprising if it became of daily frequency"