The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-07-31

morality must condemn the use of |
these mysterious agencies, whatever
truth might be in them, by unprinci-
pied, irreligious and interested per-
sons"
A pastoral letter that he wrote on the |
temporal dominion of the popes, de-
Tending their right to their territories,
called special attention to him as one
OF the champions of the church:
M "Let us say nothing of the august
right consecrated by eleven centuries
of possession, Of the most ancient and
venerated of European monarchies. If
such rights are not sufficient to insure
respect then there is no kingdom, no
empire, in Europe which may not be
destroyed. 1t is false that any Catho-
lie holds the TEMPORAL dominion to be
dogma of his faith. Such an assertion
can only have come from the Ignorance
or the wickedness of the enemies of the
church. But it is most true and must
be evident to any intelligent mind that
| there Is a very close connection be-
tween this temporal power and the
| spiritual primacy.."
In 1861 the italian minister Of wor-
ship demanded that the clergy re-
nounce their allegiance to Plus TX,
when Cardinal Pecci wrote a joint let
ter to the pope, standing by him.
i He protested against the confscation
/ of the mountain inconsistencies, which
\ would yielct no revenue to the king and
turn into the world a parcel of helpless
4 ecclesiastics.
When he was made cardinal the
prince imperial Of Germany was pres.
ent among many distinguished stran-,
gers, and when he came back to Pc
rugia all the people turned out to con-
i graduate him. Especially did tile I'm
brian academy receive him with lit
erary entertainment, He gave a SPLEEN
4 did feast, and the city was illuminated.
When his silver jubilee came around
/ In 1871 and the pope sent his congratu-
lations the italian military authorities
II stood back, really liking the cardinal.
In 1ST7sthe pope held his fiftieth ami
q yersary or jubilee as bishop.
The italian parliament, sitting in
Rome, brought in a clerical abuses bill,
d but Plus TX. Illuminated against it and
n the government.
I The pope now made Cardinal Pecci
i camerlingo, or viceroy, of Rome when
4 the pope should be absent, and this of
. course raised the highest expectations
as to his future promotion, for he had
but one step more to go.
Pope Plus TX. died Jan. z, 1873, and
the next day King Victor Emmanuel
], died in the Quirinal palace In Rome.
In some parts Of the world 1t was ad.
J vocated that new pope should not be
] allowed to be elected. Cardinal Pecc
/ altered the old habit Of having the
pope's corpse lie In the Sistine chapel
q where the people would have thronged
D within q limited area and perhaps call
a ed for the interposition Of the police.
. Cardinal Pecci set 500 men to WORT
70 prepare place for the conclave Il
81 meet and at once closed this conclar,
0 to the outside world. Ten days wer,
E allowed to expire Etter the pope
d death. according to rule. On Sunday
d Feb. u, the deyotions Were conclude,
By pontifical mass, and the next da,
& everything was ready for the conclaYe
q But the Qnirinal palace was now h
4 the hands Of the royaiists. sixty-on
"a cardinals met on Monday morning i
ii the Pauline chapel, only three in til
z world being omitted-one French, on
e s.ssh and one American ttMcCloskey
e the latter being on his way.
ID Papal elections In the remote par
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