Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-11

I singular coincidence tn az a number
| have also died in the year on month OF
| their pOntihcate corresponding with
! the number attached to their names.
A ROMAN PRoVERB,
The Romans have proyerh that says
The cardinal who enters the con-
claye as pope comes out q Il q car
dinaL" II is hit at the sure-thing can
didates and often has proved true. The
word 'conClave" stands for the place
where the cardinals assemble for the
election and FOR the assembly itself. II
the reign OF pope e1 tends for any con
siderable period he can by the oppor-
tunitles given him In the creation OF the
members Of the Sacred college do much
toward indicating TIVE qualify OF the
man he wishes TO have succeed him
Leo XIII had many such opportunities.
OF the 81 cardinals now holding the
Office all but five are his creations,
These five, who received their hats from
| Plus * are Cardinals Oreglia, Lsdoch-
uwski ParOCChi, CanOssa and MerteL
The latter who is he senior cardinal.
Is ~ years Of age, He was the minister
Of commerce under Plus TX for the
papal states. He Is not priest and Is
the only member Of the college who IL
not He is slightly lame.
There are two American citizens
among the cardinals, Gibbons and Ma
celia. The latter was naturallzed dur
ing his residence here as d professor IN
the House Of Studies Of the Jesuits AT
Frederick. Md, long before he was
made a cardinal The natOnalities are
divided as follows: 80 Italians,
French, Austrian, 3 German, Span
ish, / Portuguese, 9 English, | Amerl-
can. ! Polish 1 Belgian. 10 Is not prob
able therefore, that the successful cam
didate win come this time Nom among
the uon-ltaiian cardinals. The English
speaking cardinals are Vaughan OF
England, Logue OF Ireland, Moran Of
Australia and Gibbons Of the United
States. Since the twelfth century to the
present there have in an been Al Eng
lish speaking cardinals created
IN EARLY AGES.
In the early ages the bishop OF Rome
was chosen ike other bishops. ty the
clergy and people with the assent Of
the nctghborIng bishops. The person
thus elected was couseCrated bishop Of
Osua. The Christian emeprors decided
doubtful elections After Justinlan re-
covered Italy the election OF new pope
was announced by the ExarCh OF RAJ
VIENNA and confirmed by the Byzantine
emperors
From the eighth century downward
the influence OF the Eastern empire
over Italy declined. and the papel cleo
tons Were disturbed by factions In
Rome until the Roman emperors be-
gan once again to exert their influence.
The first German pope, Gregory Y, was
nominated by imperial favor and four
Germans We're made successive pOpes
by Henry III. In 1853 Nicholas II de-
creed that thereafter the caTdlnal blsh-
OPS were 20 elect the pope, with the
approval of the clergy and people.
Gradually the influence OF Rome's enc
porors fell on. and the election was left
in the hands OF the cardinals alone, no
distinction being made as 10 their rank
I'm the sacred college
ln the general council Of the Latcran.
I'M lll9. ID was dccrecd that the cleo
ton should thenceforward Ge made by
the cardinals only, and that the sue
cossful candidate should have O. twu-
thirds majority OF the votes. lu the
event OF an the cardinals being dead.
one contention Is that the right 0f cleo
ton would pass 90 the Canon= OF S.
John Lateran another that 10 belongs
90 the patrlarchs and a third would
have 10 rest with a general council The
cardinals are not bound 20 choose one
OF their own body 4 l8ynan even
could be named. provided be agreed 10
receive orders before his official Install
lation Austria. France and spain have
been allowed 90 exercise veto over
any single candidate II the objection
were announced before the election was
made. This however, was considered q
concession 10 these governments, not q
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