The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-12
THE CONSISIORY
A BIG SPECTACLE
Five Cardinals Receive Red Hats
Before an Immense Concourse
of People.
Appearance of the Pope Is the Sig
nal for an Enthusiastic
/ Demonstration.
New Cardinals Are Mgrs. Merry Del
Val, Ajuti, Taliani, Katsch-
thaler and Calligari.


his first public consistory to-day. rive
cardinals, including the papal secre-
tary of state, Merry Del Val, received
their red hats.
Considerable excitement pervaded
the palace. At an early hour all the
thorofares leading to the vatican were
crowded with cabs carrying persons
hurrying to secure good positions,
while cardinals and other prelates and
the various personages attached to the
papal court drove up and were re-
ceived with the usual honors by the
papal guards.
Cardinals Take the Oath.
The ceremonies began at 1880 a.
M, when the five cardinals who were
to receive the red hat, Mgr. Merry Del
Val, Mgr. Callegari, the archbishop OF
Padua, Mgr. Ajuti, the papal nuncio
at Lisbon, Mgr. Taliana, the papal
nuncio at Vienna, and Mgr. Katsch-
thaler, the archbishop of Salzburg,
Austria, went to the Sistine chapel to
take the oath before Cardinals Greg
liza, Rampolla and Macchi, heads of
the three orders of the Sacred col
lege. Mgr. Merry Del Val and Mgr.
Callegari wore their red robes for the
first time and the group of prelates
formed striking picture.
Meanwhile the corridors thru which
the cortege had to pass and the Sala
Regia. where the consistory was held,
were filled to Overlooking, even the
places in the three tribunes with seats
set apart respectively for the diplo-
mats, the Roman aristocracy and
specially invited persons, being I'M
comfortably crowded.
The Pope Appears.
When the audience had begun to
| feel the strain of waiting, a distant
| murmur advised that the pope was
approaching. A moment or so later
the whole gorgeous picture burst upon
their view arousing a perfect storm of
| Plus" and Long live the pontiff!
which were continued until the pope
! had descended from the sedia gesta-
| toria in which he had been borne by
eight scarlet clad sedaria, flanked by
the great feather fans.
Naturally there were comparison.
Of Plus x with the late Pope Lee
XIII. Only a few months ago the
! figure which then occupied the sedis
gestatoria was frail and bowed, more
! like a spirit than a man. = Now the
1 pontif is g. strong, living personality
| , His holiness was clothed ills full
lpontifical robes, with the inter, al
immense emerald sparkling on hi
finger as he raised his hand to bles!
the assemblage. Preceding him were
the celebrated Swiss Guards, the car
dinals coming close behind them. The
Noble Guards came next, escorting thu
pontiff, who was followed by a trai1
Of bishops, priests, monks and cour
laymen, the end Of the procession be
ing another detachment Of the guards
The pontiff seated himself on tn
thorne, while the cardinals went t
their places on either side, with tn
bishops at the left. Intense silenc
fell upon the throng as the new car
dinals were introduced by the mas
ter Of ceremonies, who, while the
knelt one by one, before the pope
held cardinals hat over their heads
Pope Embraces Them.
Thereupon the pontiff, with rea
emotion, repeated the usual formula
in Latin, used on such occasions, afte,
. which he embraced the five cardinal
tenderly.
The newly honored prelates thel
arose and went to each Of their broth
: err cardinals and gave and received
!; the fraternal embrace, the choir sing
ing softly.
The pope then rose, bestowed tn
papal benediction on all present an
withdrew, the halls and loggias echo
ing with acclamations.
The new cardinals with the othe
(. cardinals retired to hold supple
: mentary secret consistory durin
: which the pope granted them tn
+ privilege of participating and speakin
> at meetings of the congregation
! placed the cardinals ring on thei
: fingers and made each titular bisho
of church in Rome.
! 1t was only to-day that the pop
signed the brief officially appointin
\ Cardinal Del Val papal secretary {
| CT TO oy,I III T. L. :
+ the congregations Of rites and of e.
n traordinary ecclesiastical affairs.