Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-11

eigner's election. The new pope will be
an Italian and conservative churchmen
prophesy the selection of Seraphino
Nannutelli. The wish is father to the
prophecy among the American priest
hood. Vannutelli's known interest in
land sympathy with the Roman Catho-
lie church in America makes him an
acceptable candidate 20 American
Catholics. A conservative churchman,
he is inibued with liberal and broad
minded views. and from his residence
lin England. where he was educated, has
has imbibed Anglicized ideas and
methods of thought. He speaks En-
glish like native and sstonishes his
American visitors by his familiarity
| with the geogra Apply and current history
of their country. his acquaintance with
its public men and general grasp OF the
American situation. Vannutelli is g.
YEARS old, giant physically and type
! VI tiS lIlOucIu ilttlIiu S-tuttUiIldH cii-
grated with the liberal ideas of the
English and American priesthood.
Some of the questions to be met by
the new pope are of political interest
here. The carrying out of the friendly
PLANS of Pope Leo in an amicable set
Element Of the imbroglio between the
! f.io
I is important to the best interests of the
government of the islands and to insure
the conclusion of the negotiations pend
ling for governmental acquisition of the
! friars' holdings there. On this subject
lit is thought that vannutelli is at one
with the present pontff.
How will the new pope stand with
the king of Italy? Will he continue the
serious breach which has obtained be-
tween the quiriral and vatican or en-
deavor in some way to establish more
friendly relations between the temporal
and spiritual rulers of Rome? Leo XIII.
has enforced the church statutes. He
has never recognized the Italian king
as the ruler OF italy and members of
his church have been forbidden to take
Part in elections or recognize the tenn
poral government except putatively.
The attitude of the coming pope toward
the French republic is another question
among churchmen. Will he continue
the gentle policy of Leo or bring the
church and government: into conflict
in France? The influence of the Catho-
lie church in politics has grown i'm
mensely under the regime of Leo. 1t
is force in America, but a power in
Europe. A week, vacillating or intoler- |
antly aggressive pope, lacking I1eo's |
rare diplomatic gifts and discretion
might lash the restless populations of |
France and Italy into revolution. The
liberalism OF American Catholicism has |
never been entirely approved by the I
Italians of the sacred college.
The creation of new American ear
d.nal Is one Of the canvassed possiloili- |
ties. Should Nannutelli or some equal
ly liberal candidate be chosen 1t is
Likely that Americas one lonely cardi
nalate Will be supplemented by an
other. This will come west of the Mis-
sissippi and Archbishop Ireland, oil ST.
Paul, might legitimately expect the
honor ST. Lofts and San Francisco also /
have claims to be urged. There is also I
a head in Dubuque eminently titteti for
the hat of Il cardinal
All predictions of the personality of
the new pope are. however, entirely I
speculative Pope Plus TX. was an un-
popular candidate before election, but
became sovereign pontiff by the vote of
the college of cardinals. 1t is related
of him that when on his way to the
election white dove settled on his
carriage as an omen of his success No
one knows where the white dove will
settle when Leo's successor is to be
chosen. but Americans are wishing
well to vannutelli's hopes.
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