The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-19
THENEWPAPAL ELECTORS
SKETCHES OF THE NEW CARDINALS
WHO WILL HELP ELECT A POPE.
Something About the Lives and Char
acters of Seven Latest Princes
of the Church.

Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal.
ROME, July S.-The following sketches of
the lives, characters and achievements of
the new princes of the church. recently
chosen, to act as electors for Leo's sue
cessor were dictated to the correspondent
of the Journal by high Vatican authority:
Cardinal Katschthaler is by far the most
important personality among the new
princes of the church. The prince-arch-
bishop of Salzburg was born seventy-one
years ago, in a small village of Zillerthal,
where his father taught school. He went
to college at Salzburg and later graduated
at the university there, becoming a priest
in 1856. The first post he held was that
of coadjutor in Kossen and st. Johann,
Tyrol. But he proved too learned a man
to be content with simple pastorate. In
1862 he was offered and accepted profess
sorship at the Salzburg. University and
soon achieved fame as a teacher Of theol-
ogy, particularly the dogma. In 1874 he
went, in the same capacity, to the univer-
sity Of Innsbruck but returned to Salz-
burg in 1852 director Of the seminary
for priests. Nine years afterwards the
late Cardinal Holler made him vicar gen.
eral and in 1900 he succeeded that prelate
as archbishop. not without fierce
opposition, though. 1t is claimed that the
majority of votes given in his favor was
las small as the regulations allow and
that only the interest taken in the election
by Pope Leo saved the day for Katsch-
thaler.
Leo always had the highest regard for
the present incumbent of the See of ST.
Rupertus, whose eighty-second successor
the son of the Zillerthal teacher is. The
Holy Father first became interested in
Katschthaler as an author, and pronounced
the letters "Dogmatics" Gin five volumes)
an epoch-making work. AS vicar-general
and prince archbishop, Katschthaler con-
tinued persona gratissima in the Vatican,
Strengthening his position all the time by
his political and literary activity.
Salzburg is to-day the center of the ultra
montana Misunderstanding Catholics and
Katschthaler was the first bishop in hun
dred years TO give significance to the title
of ''Primate of Germany, attaching to the
Salzburg court. To increase his influence
with Catholics of Importance all over Aus
tria and Germany, katschthaler accepted
the presidency of the Catholic University
Society, which recognizes only papal and
episcopal authority in matters OF science
and religion.
is A GREAT DIPLOMAT.
Katschthaler is famous for his diplomatic
talents exercised in high politics as well as
in Parliament. He is member of the
Austrian House of Lords and of the Diets
of Salzburg and Tyrol and ready speaker
on matters concerning church and school.
On these occasions he draws crowds by
the witticisms with which he embellishes
even the most serious subjects under dis
cussion. AS shepherd of his diocese, he is
an ardent worker, spending great part
of his time on the road To inquire into the
condition of clergy and laity.
Pho Mono once called Salzburg 1.-The Rome
of Germany" and it's bishop little Pope"
katschthaler might. indeed, become more
than German Pope if he had been born an
Italian.
CARDINAL TALIANI.
Emidio Tsliani was born sixty-five years
ago in the village of Montegallo. too insig-
nificant to appear OH the map. He studied
for the priesthood in Ascoli and Rome and
when young priest became referee at the
court of Segnatura.
In the former papal states the Segnatura
was a court OF justice for both civil and
criminal cases. sixty-six prelatess and
priests acting as judges and referees In
the latter capacity Taiiani distinguished
himself to such an extent as 10 arrest the
attention of Pho Mono who nominated him
auditor of the most famous OF papal law
courts, Santa .Rota Romano, so called from
the fact that the judges sat in a circle trota,
1. e.. wheeD. Next he became vicar at San