The Irish standard., 1911-12-02
Plus X. CREATES
NINETEEN CARDINALS
Three American Prelates Among
Those Honored at Consistory
on Monday.
Holy Father Creates an Additional
Cardinal Who Has Not Been
Proclaimed.

Many of Those Who Took Part in
Consistory of Four Years Ago
Called by Death.
AT the consistory which was held on
Monday the eighteen cardinals-desie-
nate, whose names were published some
weeks ago. were formally elevated to
membership in the Sacred College. In
addition to this number, according to
dispatches from Rome, another car
dlnal was created who will be re
served In petto." That is, the nine
teenth Cardinal, though created. will
not be proclaimed until some future
time, perhaps not until another con-
sistory is held,
The ceremony of the consistory is
simple and of marked solemnity, The
Pope presides and names the candi-
oates on whom he has chosen to con-
fer the honors Of the Sacred College,
In ancient times the secret consistory
was held for the purpose of discussing
the proposed candidates and the names
of those who were to be elevated to
membership in the College of Car
dinals were not published until they
were agreed on at the secret consis-
tory. Now, however though a secret
consistory is still held, followed three
days later by public one, the candi-
dates as named are always chosen.
The public consistory which, accord
ing to the custom of the Church, is
held three days after the private con-
sistory took place on Thursday.
Many Absent.
A sad fact which was very notice.
able as the cardinals gathered for the
solemn ceremony was the absence of
many who had taken part in the con-
sistory of four years ago. Since that
event death has claimed compare
lively large number of the older men,
bers, among them Cardinal Moran of
Australia.
In the hall Of the consistory the car
dinals separated into three groups,
cardinal bishops, cardinal priests and
cardinal deacons. When the Holy
Father had taken his place on the
throne the cardinals presented them
selves in the order Of their precedence
to him, kneeling and kissing his ring.
scented himself His Holiness delivered
an allocution to the cardinals dis
cussing the various questions con-
fronting the Church today. The crea-
ton Of cardinals and the confirmation
of the archbishops and bishops al
ready appointed by brief followed. The
name of each candidate chosen for the
honor was read and the Pope inquired
of the cardinals in turn whether they
approved the nomination. The car
dinals assented by raising their red
skull caps.
The confirmation completed, the
master Of ceremonies threw open the
door and noble and Swiss guards re-
entered and escorted the pope to his
apartment. The cardinals fingered a
few moments and then, returning to
their waiting carriages. were driven to
their residences or temporary stop
ping places, where the usual receptions
were held.
Cardinals Arc Notified.
Monsignor Nicoll Dammico, ponti-
tical master Of ceremonies. left the
Vatican forthwith to carry to each new
pointment. He was accompanied by
Cardinal Merry del Val, the papal
secretary of state.
They drove to the American college,
where they were met by Monsignor
Kennedy, the rector: the vice rector,
Monsignor O'Hern and the spiritual
director, Monsignor Mahoney. and ac-
companied to the hall Of the college,
which was decorated with the car
dinal red.
Many prominent ecclesastics and
Americans witnessed the ceremony
which followed when the master of
ceremonies was introduced and handed
to the new cardinals, Farley, O'Con-
nell and Falconio, the formal notices
of their election. At the same time he
congratulated each heartily.
FaIconio Makes Response.
Responding Cardinal Falconio said:
II rejoice that it falls upon me as dean
to offer our sincerest thanks and most