The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-02-19
HOW A POPE Is ELECTED
TIE cCNCLAVE SHUT OUT FROM
THE WoRLD DURING THE
VOTING.
Now Held in Wing Of the Vatican
Arranged for the Purpose in Sepa-
rate CeIls-hloN a Cardinal Votes.

rate CeIls--How a Cardinal Votes.
Shortly after his election Gregory
K issued a Bull that all future Popes
should be elected in conclaye-that is,
by any body of cardinals locked up to-
sether and subject to specified restric-
uons as to diet and attendance unsi.
the election was over.
Numerous additions have been made
TO the legislation of the concla~e by
successive Pontiffs, the most import
ant of all, perhaps, being the Bull
"Aeterini Patris," issued in 1921 by
Gregory XIV, containing minute direc-
tons, which are still observed con-
corning the system of voting and other
Details.
Everybody shut in the conclave is
a conclavfst, but all conclavists are
not necessarily voters, In fact the
word cOnclaVist is more especially ap-
pied to the attendants on the cardin-
ais, who arc of two kinds, thosepartic-'
ularly attached to them 1.-TWO atten-
dants to each cardinal, and those who
are the general functionaries of the
conclave, such as the physicians, the
notary, the theologian the confessor,
the chaplain and the secretary tor the
conclave. The conclavists attached
to each cardinal are private secre-
taries or agents, and as through them
most Of the pourparlers and negotia-
lions of the conclave are carried ON,
a good willy, diplomatic and cautious
conclavist is 0f invaluable assistance"
TO his cardinal.
Surprising the cardinals in the con-
clave to be 60 in number, it will be
seen that the Whole body of conclavists
who must remain shut up together un-
I'll election will be close upon 200, and
the inconvenience of such a life, espe-
cially at certain times Of the year, is .
naturally considerable, in spite of nu.-
merous notifications and improve
ments recently introduced.
The conclave is now ordinarily held
in wing of the palace of the Vatican
arranged for the purpose, in separate
cells.
Each cardinal has an apartment 7
composed of two cells, one for him.
self and one for his conclavists. Each
cell is numbered, and the numbers OF
The cells are drawn for by lot by ali |
the cardinals before entering into con-
clave. After this, they furnish them
as they please, and the furniture OF
the cells Of the Pbpe-elect belongs by
custom to the first VINO can lay hands
on it after his election, and there
fore generally falls TIA his own conclav.
lists.
The windows which may happen to 1
be- In each cell arg walled up, and
when the gate of the conclave is closed
the Dean of the CUTclave keeps its
keys inside and tile Marshal of the |
conclaye, whose office is hereditary in
the prlncely house, OF Chigi, keeps theo|
keys without.
AT the gate Of the conclave, how
ever, there is a wicket (rota) which
Is carfully watcher by five Papal :!
Masters Of Ceremonies, by the foreign
ambassadors and formerly by dele \
S2CeS OF the CfJy OF rome.
All the meals OF the cardinals are
passed through this wicket.
FOR the first time In the history of 7
gOnclaves e. kitchen was attached tool
the conclave of Leo Kill, which was
also conspicuous Tor great disregard
Of numerous restrictions, and for corr
siderable attention to the comfort ct
the cardinals and their conclavists.
On the tenth day after me PopesB-
death the Cardinals hear nigh mass
sion to enter into the conalave, sing
ing the Teni Creator SpiritTs or hymn
in honor of the, Holy Ghost On the
first day they are at liberty to return
home t9~ dine, If they choose, butt at
1 o'clock, the, bell of the conclaTeo Is
rung by thep order of tho dean for all
visitors to depart. At 2 o'clock the
seconr signal is given, and at. 3" the
great door is shut, not. to be opened
again until the conclave is over ex>
cept that a cardinal who has not en-.
tereG it may do so at any tima.
There are three methods of cleo.
ton: Election by Compromise by ader~
alton and by ballot.
m the, election by compromise, the
cardinals, if unable 10 agree, nominate
one or more members of their body
to designate the new Pope.
Election by alteration or acclama-
tion takes place when q number of
cardinals. amounting to two-thirds at
least, acclaim the Pope without pre-
liminary ballot,
The ballot. however. is the method
now regularly adopted Two-thirds of
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