The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-01

j N " A4pSE ldAileS nave Deell most lIE-
quenuy before me public recently
in connection with the discussion Of
the successor to The papaI throne are
Gotti. Oreglis. VannutelH and Ram
pona
GirOlamo Gotti was born at Genoa
| March %. 1884. He is a son of a poor
man, who went to Genoa in search Of
work, and was employed there as a
quarry porter. a humble but some
| times sufficiently lucrative occupation.
Gott studied in the Jesuit college and
/ afterwards assumed the habit of the
barefooted Carme,ttes.
Became a Carmelite.
After having entered. while still
! young. the CarmelNe order. Gotti won
! the affection and admiration Of all
about him. At the age OF % he was
reader Of philosophy in the Carmelite
| convent of LOanO. In 1852 he was ap-
pointed professor Of navigation in the
4 preparatory naval college. where among
I his pupils were future Admirals Acton.
; Saint Bon and De Albertis and two fu-
ture ministers of the marine. In 1868
/ Plus TX nominated him, theologian at
/ the ecUmenical council; in 1871 he was
] elected prosecutor general Of the Car
1 melites. and ten years later he became
/ general OF the same order. Later he
/ became a member of the congregation
| OF the regular bishops. doctor of the col
/ lege Of St. Thomas AQuinas and con-
| sultor of the Propaganda Eide. on
/ the 18th of March, 1892 Leo Nil nom
! mated Gotti titular archbishop of Pet
IA. and on the 18th OF May of the same
/ year sent him to Brazil on a special
/ mission. with the title of internuncio
and envoy extraordinary. It is known
| that the holy see had in that time Sc
! rious differences with Brazil and Mgr.
I Spolverino had been recalled to Rome
/ and was substituted by Macchi, VINO
! did not succeed in settling the points
at issue. while Gotti was more success
I full. Some declare that GOtti did not
/ distinguish himself i'm his mission. He
became cardinal in October, 1895, with
title Of Sta. Maria Della SchOla, short
" after his return from Brazil and
finally attained TO the Office Of project
of the propaganda Eide. which is or
such Importance that the cardinal hold
ing it is called the red pope
Man of the Hour.
No one can teI who VIII be Leo kits
successor. but, considering all lhlHSs,
Gotti is believed to be the man or the
situation. II IS said that he has the cor
that Italy is favorable to him, ane
France would not oppose MIN, tils goop
pean powers who do not forget MS WORK
In Brazil. " -,
GOtti was in Brazil ne was oIIiclally aP-
pointed by many European governments
tn 90 his utmost to check the civil war
when il broke out at St Paloa, against
when Gotti was elected archbishop Of
Petra the first and most valuable pre-
toral cross that he received was given
him by the emperor of Austria
Germany also regards GOttt with favor;
as she owes him the privilege granted
to her Of protecting the Catholics OF
He is also believed to be a great finan-
cier. principally because Leo Nil in
Peters pence after the well-known dis
| dsters due to acknowledgement OF that
fund. In this affair Gotti rendered true
service to the holy see
The Senior Cardinal.
Luigi oreglia. of the family of santo
! StefanO. was born in Bene-Nagtenna'
Piedmont. July 3. 1873. He devoted MIN
self eagerly to study, gave splendid
! proofs of his ability and was soon known
l'for his profound theology. From the
. / academy for noble eCCIesiastiCS he en-
/ tered the pOntfical court as bishop
on April Is. 1858. he was made refer
endary Of Segnatura and then was sent
as inteTnuncto TO the court OF Hoiland.
The illustriOus pTelate was soon pro-
NOTED 10 be nuncio at the court Of LIS
bon and tituiar archbishop of Bagnetta.
At his own request he was recalled &c
Rome. where Plus TX raised him to the
rank of cardinal. comforting upon him
the title OF stanastasio. on March "a
1884 he was appointed to the see OF Pa
rlestrina. holding besides i'm virtue of his
, rank Of "abate commondatarto' the
abbey of Saints NincenZo and aTastasiC
| as the tire fontane." He is CamerleugC
, of the Holy Roman church and was chan
cellor of the Roman sacred college
bishop % Porto and Santa RufinO. and
is now bishop of the United Suburban
churches of Ostia and Velletri and pre-
feet of the sacred compensation of ST
SermJntus. He belongs to the regular
clergy and is a member OF several eCCle
siastical congregations and protector oi
many associations and academies. Greg
la is considered. by many cardinals. as
, Leo NITI's possible successor owing e
his advanced age. as well as TO his Of
late pope, under Plus N. But this Of
flee or camerlingO. which after the dealt
Of the pope and until the nomination OF
his successor places in his hands the gov
r eminent Of the church. so far from in
. CrPasing is chances Of being pope rather
diminishes them. There is tradition
which has rarely been broken through
l and 70 which Leo XIII was an exception
that II is exceedingly rare for a Gamer
lingo TO attain the dignity of the papa
| tiara. Oreglia had seven votes In tho
/, conclave that elected Pecci.
Although old. Oreglis is still well anC
strong; he carries, himself Wen and :,
3 from the ancient family of the barOns
OF SantO Stefano-
Serafno yannutelli.
/, Serafino VannuteuH was born in Genaz.
zsno. near Tivoli. Nov. .. 1924. Ate
having successfully passed through hi:
! study IN the GapaniC college an Rom,
he was appointed auditor in Mexico anC
J afterwards at Munich. and later held tn
office Of apostolic delegate In Peru. anC
! that Of nuncio In Brussels. Unfortunate
, 4 Is this position became almost impossible
I through the hOstilities of the liberal partl
and EanutelH w6s compelled to resigr
/ his office In 1879. I'm the following yea
| leo sent him as nuncio 10 Vienna IL
ATTAINED tbs rank Of cardinal on MarCl
, "a 1881 he is a.; present grand pent
, Tertiary and bishop OF the suburban dIo
Cese Of FraZeu He is also n-emhe
. ! of the most Important ecclesiastical con
q e,reQations and of the commission Of car
diuals for appointing bishops, IN Italy
He comes or a humble family OF agri
3 cIiittirigts. He at one time was con
sidered worldly. but now devotes himsel
I entirely TO religion. Re is especial,
noted TOR his diplomatic prudence. H
Z is liberal. enlightened and moder in M
Lso's Friend.
Matiano Rampolla del Tndaro belong
20 noble Sicilan family he was bori
by Leo XIII IN 1887. with the title o
Santa Cecilia. he was also secretary o
5 state of his holiness. project OF the sa
70 I cred congregation OF Loseto, presiden
r. Of the commission Of cardinals for tn
= administration Of the property OF tn
+ holy see and the commission Of Biblica
STUDY. lie is q protector Of numerOu
: monastic orders, beth foreign and ltal
ian.
Rampolla. having completed his studie
I in Rome. entered the academy for &c
= cleslastics OF rank In 1910 ne was sen
to Spain as atflitOr 10 the ulIncfO II