The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05
Copyright, 1851.


pope The age ard feebleness OF rope
leo make IT a practical certainty taat ne
cannot live very much longer.
The choice of Leo's successor on the
throne of st. Peter rests with the carafiidis
and is Of their number. These CHOSEN
advisers and assistants OF the Sovereign
pontlfY constitute the supreme councIi or
senate Of the church
Bishops, priests and deacons make up
this three orders of the cardinalaie- the
Fix cardinal bishops are always oashoi's
and have their origin from the seSe.ai
sees Of the church located in the Vicinity
OF Rome The cardinal priests. with few
exceptions, are arcfbishops or bishops. ana
tns cardinal deaeons generally priests
Choice OF a cardinal Is not restricted TO
the priesthood. and the famous Cardinal
AnteDeii priyy councillor OF Plus TX,
was only a deacon. The first cardinal
bishop IL dean, the first OF the priests hrst
priest ana the first OF the deaeons first
deacon OF the sacred college The dean
oonsecrates and the first deacon proclaims
and crowns a new pope.
Seventy cardinals compose the full men,
barship Of the sacred college, though il is
very seldom that there are so many. 4
cardinal IL always created, never made or
nominated. and his creation" sometimes
pr1c.des by several years his ''puhilca-
ton" or proclamation.
In such instances. as was the case with
Cardinal Satoii he liz said to be- reserved
In petto. and when proclaimed takes pre-
cedence according 10 the date of creation.
A cardinal wears the red hat. which is the
symbol Of his rank. but once-when the
pope puts Il on his head in the consistoFy
at which he IL created and which follows
the semi-private bestowa! OF the red her
rsta. Il IL then pat away. To be laid on
his bier when he dies. After he IL buried
10 hrntt Isf - Al
grave has been made and held to await
tho creation Of hts successor In a second
eeHsistory the pope CLOSES the mouth"
OF the candidate. in other words. forbids
him speaking. for the time being at
meetings of cardinals. I'm a third con-
ststory. however. this prohibition Is re-
moved and AT the same time he is given
ling. OH receipt Of which he liz expected TO
give considerable sum OF money in
charity and IL assigned 81 titular or parish
church In Rome. III the candidate is alb
sent or prevented from reaching Rome at
that time the red berretia IL sent to him
and on receiving 1t he Is bound to make
oath that he will. within a year visit the
tomb OF the apostles and pledge himself
" ns'end the church and It's peace with
his blood
Pope Leo XIII. has displayed great deal
or Independence and latitude In his choice
of cardinals. and the sacred college differs
very much IN It's present makeup from
those that have preceded It,
so recently as the days OF Plus TX.
aris'ocratie names predomina,ed among
the cardinals. But today this Is no longer
the case, thu piebeian element being far in
the majority. The Bonapartes. the
shnrzenhergs and the Towards are no
longer represented. and even seions of the
Italian nobility have disappeared except
= small group Of sicilians and Neapolltans
The foreign aristocracy In the coming
conciaFe viii be represented only by
sArnlnal Hohsniohe. member of the
fPmous family 70 which belongs the pres.
en-; chancellor of the German empire, bur
he rs counted as having small influence In
The college.
s3ei born among the masses now con-
Sttnte majority Of the sacred college
anf their Influence will weigh heavily in
We fhnice OF The new pontif Cardinal
7feschi Is the son Of poor miller:
cardinal Logue IN the son Of an Irish peas
ant and Cardinal Cascaiares was an off,
Ger NJ humble rank In the Spanish army
before he entered holy orders
moreover. while In times past France
Austria and Spain have vetoed panal cleo
tions aud stll claim the privilege II do
so bun issued some years ago for the
Cohah"' ~ the coming conclave confirms to
the sacred college The exclusive right To
elect the pope absolutely excluding anv
Intervention on the part Of the secular
power. All previous rules as Tn th. duties
OF civil AND municipal magistrates I'm con
a"clfon with the conclave have been done
away With and thu ordering af all matters
connected with 1t left I'm the hands of the
cardinals
The sacred college in oicctlnc nnre
Ia" the world - choose from for any
faithful Ca.holk il eIfsible. hat for a
precedent for a iaSman pope II would have
IN go back IN iesi when the parrfsiaY,
''reseentius became pope John KIN.
NSain or the ~ popeS registered in
sataotlc statistics. ~ have been Italians
For more than three centuries and s hals
70 one hut ar Italian has sat atnon 81
Peters throne and u Is as certain "a any
fpture event can be that the next incunl-
bent ~ the holy see will hs ~ the sauna
nationality There are many convincing
reasons fer this belief Gradually 10 cs-
fShish an alliance between thA nanaev
.h0 me ttatlau government without there
~ loosentng the bonds that unite other
foreign Catholic nations "a the holy see
That "a THE keynote Of the secret reicv If
the vatican which led fu the ,Ateetirn If
Leo MIL IN ISIS which will rr.foninata in
the election ~ his successor ana which the
Italian members Of she sacred college he
Ht.Ve Can best he carried forward nv one
~ their own country men. These ara, In 4,
very sreat advantage ~ living either to
of near Rome. whereas many % their
Foreign colleagues have such Great dis
tances "a traverse stsat II Ia practically IN, -
possible fer them 20 arrive in time To take
part Ia the conciave. which Is held as
quickly as possible after the death Of the
holy father~lnde.si IL there IS danger Of
Interference. either from inside ay outside.
Italy. Il may be- convened as saou as the
last breath has len the body 81 the pope
and IN which, II may - added an Votes
have 70 ne given in person ard NEE Nv
proxy This provision will ssarfva
Cardinal Meran. of Sydney. Australia -
hts vo'e. for be could not reach Rome s1
tine ia take part in Tho caTsclave. and
rough weather might also prevent
Cardinal Gibbons Fvorp att~n,tger
The succession ~ any one htst an Italian
- the paraey 8 Impossible. No tarrfhia
advantage could accrue % the church from
Tho eiectf0n 81 a Spanish. French German.
English nr American cardinal ON the
other hand. che italian crsswn ard paey,t..
wenh strenueusly oppose the establish.
u'eat IN Rene % what 81 such = corr
tingency. would practically b. a foveieg.
sovereign ana court. belonging ~ a nation
which NAV AZ any unneat End stspl
e. odds wuh the Italian government
King iusnSeri would never consent "a
thr possibility. II theirs We're nos the &c.
sgai danger 81 the Vatican. with an alien
fsopa fnS; al}ass therein becoming a center
81 far~ssn insrtxue directed against tAe
f'E1tsr government esss3itson ~ s~RfrS
THAR Seal3 - speedily rendered sngeisga NJ "a
~ tAe outward appearance of ha~tfflsN
watch. for financial snH political reasons.
the psracy sass the crown arr compelled
they hase ben for years past. - as
sssnfe toward cne another Nothing car
s@ clearer than TIRE fae1 that the elevation