The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-03

ereau the CaTdin8l-aTch bishop of Bal
/ tlmOTe has been the only representative
/ OF the western world in the sacred col
/ lege. In view of the enormous Catholic
population of the two Americas such
action on the part of his holiness
would be reasonable.
Which American pTelate will be made
a prince of the church?
That is a question which only the
pope can answer, as he will in due time.
but there are two archbishops-Cor
gan and Ireiand-Whose executive abil-
/ ity, zeal and devotion iii them for addi-
/ tional hOnOrs. Both have recently Wis
tied Rome, have been brought into in
innate contact with the high officials
Of the holy see. and nave left behind
them. if the Roman papers can be cred
tied. favorable Impressions.
Their merit being otherwise equal the
conservatism OF the one and the liberal
ism of the other may be the deciding
factors. There is a difference Of opin-
ion in the college on political questions,
and as tending to give additional
strength to either party, creations are
of vital Importance
Many Of the younger cardinals favor
mOduS vivendi with the kingdom of
Italy, which will, by recognizing the
sovereignty of the house of Savoy in
the old papal territories, free the pope
from his semi-prisOn in the Vatican.
Leo himself clings TO his temporal
rights. and has chosen his advisers
/ from among those who hold the same
views.
There has been for years much specu-
lation as to Pope LeO's successor. 1t is
said that the gentle old man often jests
with the cardinals on the subject. In
4 his long pOntifiCate he has already
buried Ghamberti. Sanfelice. Ruffo and
Seilla, who We're at various times in
line for promotion, and he may survive
=,
office.
There are few dignities so much
talked about and so little understood
as the cardinals. That it is a secular Of
flee; that il can be, and often has been,
held by men not in holy orders. will
be news to many readers. Such is the
fact, however, and many other curious
things may be learned by wadinS
through the 103 volumes written on this
subject by the Cavalier GaetanO Nor
oni, who was a gentleman Of the bed
chamber To the present pope.
At present all the cardinals are in
priests orders. The famous cardinal
AntOnelH. however, remained a dea-
con during the greater part of his ten
ure. Pope Leo the Great became a
cardinal at a, before he had even re-
Ceived tOnSuTe. MaZarin was suspect
ed of being the husband of Anne Of
Austria, queen regent of France. dur
ing the minority of Louis XIV.
1t was in regard TO thlS willy states
man that Dumas makes D'Artagnan
declare that he has little faith in the
Oaths Of cardinals who are not priests
a statement which has puzzled many
young reader.
The importance of the office is shown
by the formula which the pope uses in
comforting the rank.
Receive for the glory of Almighty
God and the adOTnment of the holy
apostolic see, this red hat. the sign Of
the unequalled dignity of the cardinal
ate. by which is declared that even to
death by the shedding of thy blood
shouldst thou show myself intrepid for
the exaltation of the blessed faith, for
the peace and tranquility of Christian
people, for the interest and prosperity
of the Christian church In NOmine
etc" Time and time again has this
solemn injunction been literally obey
e1.
This hat is OF bright red. round. low
IN the crown, with a wide stiff rim
from the inside of which hang fifteen
tassels attached to a triangle. One may
be seen suspended from the roof Of the
cathedral in New York. directly over
the sanctuary, where it was hung after
the death of Cardinal McCIOskey
The red hat is for grand ceremonies
only. Ordinarily cardinal wears the
mitre if he be a bishop, and the simar
or red moving caSSock. If he be mem
Der OF TeISlOuS order ne wears its
habit The "zuchetta," a tight. close
fitting skull cap, is worn by all, how
ever. When Cardinal Gibbons goes for
stroll in Baltimore, which happens
every fine day. the zuchetta may be
seen beneath his old-fashioned silk hat
and the effect is rather odd.
The creation of an American cardinal
would give the college three members
to whom English is the the mother
tongue, for there is one English carC1i-
nal Vaughn, of Westminster. Three
votes in the next election for pope NAV
be a great deal; may even elect a. com
promise candidate From the davs
Of Peter there has been but one Eng
disappearing pope, Adrian ". and
there is no other race so largely Cath
Ole which has been so little favored.
Steamships and submarine cables
have brought America much nearer
Rome than was England in the DAYS
of Adrian " tt having been the
practice for the cardinals to oAect one
of their own body pope the more
numerous are the English speaking
cardinals the less remote is the possi-
bility of an English speaking pope.
The most available candidates AT
this time are ali Italians. They are.
Cardinal LuCido Maria Parocchi.