The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-11-30
HATS ARE
BESTOWED By POPE
SEVENTEEN NEW CARDINALS
cONSEcRATED At
ROME.
THREE OF THEM AMERICANS
Archbishops Farley, o'conneII and
FaIconio Among Those Pro-
NOTED in the Public Con.
sistory in the Vatican.

Rome, Nov. 27.-With all the pomp
and ceremony prescribed by tradition
II eminent ecclesiastics We're made
princes of the Roman Catholic church
today. Among them were three
John Farley
of New York, Archbishop William
O'Connell of Boston and Archbishop
Diomede Falconio, the apostolic dele
gate in the United States and a natu-
rallied citizen of that country.
The public consistory at which the
scarlet hats were placed on the new
cardinals was held in the Sala Regia,
one of the most magnificent apart
ments in the Vatican. The prelimi-
nary secret consistory vas held yester-
day, at which time the pope formally
submitted to the sacred college the
names of those whom he had selected
as new members of the college.
At the appointed hour today the
pontiff made his entry in the Sala
Regia seated in the gestatorial chair.
which was borne on the shoulders OF
four attendants. He Wore a cope that
was a of gold embroidery and
upon his head. instead of the triple
crown, was a mitre of white satin
richly adorned with gold, the bifurca-
ton Of which was lined with crimson
6amask. AS he alighted from the
chair and took his seat on the throne,
which was placed upon a dais of three
steps and beneath an immense balda-
Cuin, the famous Sistine chapel
choir, which was in a latticed gallery,
burst into song. The cardinals pres
ent then arose i'll turn from their
seats on the sides of the hall and
made their obeisance before the
and after them the consistorial
advocate filled in time by reading a
petition for the Qualification or canon
of several candidates for the
honor OF s%ainthood. AS soon as the
pope was notified that the new cardi-
nails were ready. he stopped the advo-
cate by referring the petition to the
congregation of rites.
The II new princes of the church
now entered from an adjoining apart
ment, each walking between two
cardinals of older creation. They
were clad in scarlet nantes with
hoods and long trains that were borne
by "caudatorii." Each one, as he ap-
preached the throne. bowed three
times. assembled the three steps. knelt
and kissed the cross embroidered on
the slipper of the pope's extended
foot, and after that kissed his hand.
A prelate who stood beside the pope
then raised the hood OF the new
cardinals mantle and drew it over his
lead, and the pontiff, repeating the
formula of conservation, placed
on the hood the cardinals scarlet hat.
The same hat, which had a low, loose
and two bows at the brim,
served for all the II. AS it was re-
moved the new cardinal was embraced
by the pope, and then by each men,
Der of the Sacred college.
The holy father then bestowed his
renediction upon the assembly, seated
himself again in the gestatorial chair
and was borne from the hall. The
ceremony was witnessed not only by
ecclesiastical and lay dignitaries
the papal court, but also by a num-
Der of invited guests, some of them
relatives of the new cardinals and
members of royal families.
These were in a stand erected at the
of the throne.
Fol an hour after this ceremony the
new cardinals knelt in prayer at the
OF the Sistine Chapel. Then the
sacred College was assembled again
IN secret session and the pope went
through the ancient ceremony of shut
ting and opening the mouths of the
Eew members of the college. The
closed mouth probation means that
he new cardinal is not to talk about
church matters until he has been in.
l5iated into the policy of the Sacred
College, and in olden times it lasted
as long as six months. But now his
mouth is closed only until he has been
with the ring of office.
The red hat which the pope actually
gave to each new cardinal is much too
large to be worn. and after the cardi-
nails death will be suspended for all
time from the vaulted ceiling of his
cathedral church.
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