The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-13
PAPAL CEREONIES.

Until Pope Cameengo Chamber
lain Of the Holy Roman Church the head the pap government
Upon the death of the Pope this high official takes charge the
Vatican and proceeds verify the decese Accompanied by the va
ecclesiastical dgnataes he proceeds the death chamber and
tapping the brow OF the deceased pont three times with small silver
hammer he calls him by his Christian three times Receiving
answer he says The Pope is indeed dead which the official
OF decease lie then takes the Fsheman ring from the
dead Pope finger and breaks the first meeting OF the Sacred Col
kge
The week. everything
neCted with the death Pon carried under elaborate
OF rules The body OF the Pope lies in state in St. Peters and vast
crowds visit that historic pile With railway facilities which
available the numbers much larger than used to be in former
The first entombment temporary the final entombment taking
place when the tomb erected by the Cardinals whom the dead Pope
aed ready receive the body The temporary ntombment takes
place night Chapel the The described
The body deceased Pope three collins. The
first OF Cypress wood the second of lead and these finally placed in
casket OF oak chestnut brief history of the Popes reign
scrbed parchment and enclosed metal tube placed the
Cypress coffin. Each coffin sealed by the Camerlengo,
The temporary niche the door
side chapel has raised by ropes
eys body previous Pope niche
All death and Pope
usage only
newspapers giving of the deceae of Plus TX
what will be the ceremonies at the obques OF Leo Kill they are on
scale grandeur which unique this the world
much striking than the funeral ceremonies OF the various mon
archs of Europe.
Far important than the funeral ceremonies which have been
ketchd above is the conClave Cardinals elect Pope
Though the op longer have temporal and
longer the arbters OF Europe having kings emPors and princes
their feet the election OF Cardinal to the might
considerable effect for evil and might much discomfort to
the liberal Roman Catholics the United States and OF Great Britain
while Italy and in Spain might have serious political
quenceS.
The takes place with locked doors the Vatican The
privacy security from outside interference considered
of the first Importance and their kept locked till
election reached This requires wothrd and Cardinal
himself For hundred the
Cardinals scattered the world Leo XIII authorized
the COnave twOhds of the members of the
Sacred College should arrive in Rome
COnaves do not last great length of time Plus TX died
February 1873 and Leo XIII elected February the
year Gregory XVI died June 1916 and Plus TX elected
June 10 But the thirteenth century the Cardinals debated for
and half without coming any decision 1t this which led
the locking Their emnence locked in the Bishops
palace Nebo and when they still wranged the roof taken off
and finally their down bread and but all
this has been changed and the approaching concave there ought
be spent than the election of the former Popes
There least eight possible candidates, Cardinals D Pctro
Svampa GO the brothers Seano and Vncenzo Vannute
Gibbons and Orega the Camerngo of these Orega
perhaps the better chance The dying Pope Camerngo the
time of his election.