The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-01

Large and Distinguished Audience At
tends the Ceremonial, Three kmeri.
cans Being Among Those Created
Princes Of the Roman Cathol.s
church-Final Event in a Long and
Picturesque Procession of Rites.
Rome, Dec. with pomp and
splendor second only in magniticence
to the investiture of pope thirteen
of the eighteen newly created princes
of the Roman Catholic church were
given the red hat in the presence of
one of the most distinguished audi.
ences that ever assembled in Rome.
Among them the three new Amer
lean cardinals, Farley, O'Connell and
Talconio, received the red hat from
the hand OF the pope. HAT" is strict
ly correct, for one red hat served for
the hating of all the candidates. The
hat was removed from the head of
each cardinal almost as soon as it had
been placed on his head and held for
the head of the following candidate.
Later, however, each cardinal will get
a hat of his own.
The making of a cardinal involves
q long and picturesque procession of
rites. In the first place the candi-
dates must be passed upon by the sa-
cred college. Thus far they have only
been nominated by the pope. The rati-
Acation of the nominations is made at
a secret consistory held before the
public consistory.
In this secret consistory the men,
bers of the sacred college assemble in
the hall Of consistories, standing out
of earshot of the papal throne. The
dean of the college takes seat be-
side the pope, who whispers to him
the names of the prelates he has nom
mated as cardinals. The dean then
conveys to his associate the names
and the nominations are at once rati-
fed. This is merely perfunctory for
mality.
Then the pontiff, being notified of
the ratification, announces the names
of the new members of the sacred
college.
10 Splendid Ceremonial.
The public consistory is splendid
affair 1t is usually held in the great
Sala Regia, whittier the pope comes
borne shoulder high in the gestatorial
chair and wearing a inter of white
satin instead of the wonted triple
crown.
The cardinals, ranged on either side
of the hall, make obeisance to the
pontiff, after which the consistorial
advocate begins to read long Latin
plea for the beatifcation of some can
didate for sainthood. This has moth
ing to do with the eonsistory proper
1t is merely a feature introduced to
kill time while the new cardinals are
being brought in. When they come
the pope stops the advocate in the
midst of his plea and takes up the
real business of the hour.
The new cardinals advance one at
. time, each between two other cardi-
mails. They wear scarlet mantles
Win iouS lfdlAS tHdl arc uoiHc oy
train bearers. Coming to the throne
the candidate bows three times, then
ascends the steps, kneels, kisses the
cross on the slipper on the pontiffs
foot and then his hand
One of the cardinals at the side oi
the candidate draws the hood of his
mantel over his head and thereupon
-
hood.
The red hat is used but twice In
the life of a cardinal, once for the
brief time 1t is worn during the con
sistory, and once after the cardinal is
dead. Then 1t is placed upon his bier
Afterwards 1t is hung in the cathedral
Of the diocese, or in his titular church
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