Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-11-27
SECRET MEETING
At THE VATICAN
Nominations of the Members
of College of Cardinals
Confirmed
PRIVATE C0Ns|STORY IS HELD
The Ceremony at Rome To-day
Was of Simple but Impress
i've Character.
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Rome, Nov. 27.-Obedient to a
summons from Pope Plus X, the car
dinals in Rome assembled in a secret
consistory today and confirmed the
Papal nomination of new members in
the college of Cardinals.
Private Consistory.
Rome, Nov. 27.-This morning, in
the Hall of Consistory, near the IA
nous Sistine Chapel, there was held
the first or private consistory for the
creation of the seventeen new Cardi-
nails recently chosen by the Pope. The
public consistory, which is the grand
ceremonial attending the installation
Of new members of the Sacred col.
lege, is set for next Thursday and will
take place either in the Sistine Chap
el or in st. Peters.
The ceremony today was of the
usual simple but impressive character.
| The Cardinals designate, including
the three Americans who have been
honored with the red hat-Archbishop
Farley of New York, Archbishop
C'Ccnnell of Boston and Mgr. Falco.
nio. the apostolic delegate at Wash.
ington-assembled in the Hall Of Con
sistory to receive the congratulation:
of the older men bers of the Sacred
college and to await the coming of th'
Pontiff, who was to formally proclaim
them princes of the church.
The Pope read an address in Latir
after which he asked the assembly i
the formula sanctioned by the usag
of four centuries: "What think ye?
The Cardinals arose, removed thei
zucchettos, or skull-caps, and bowe
assent, after which the Pope create
the new Cardinals "by the authorit
of Almighty God, of the blessed apo!
ties, Peter and Paul, and of our own
In virtue of his association wit
the Sacred college. the Pope perform
ed the ceremony of Sealing the lips
of each of the new Cardinalsl to in
press upon him the recessity of prr
ence in the management of ecclesia
tfcal affairs and as symbolic tris
before being invested with the activ
and passive voice or the voice whic
can elect pope or. can speak wit
the authority of st. Peter as his SUI
cessor. At the conclusion of the cert
mony the junior Cardinal deacon ran
bell and the Pope unsealed the lips
saying in Latin: 1--WE open you
mouths that in consistories, congrega
|, tions and other ecclesiastical funt
tons ye may be able to speak you
opinion. In the name of the Fathe
and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost
hAmen."
: To all who saw him today Pop
, Plus appeared to have made good re
covery from his recent serious illness
. Nevertheless it is regarded as fac
Of much significance that he is settin
his house in order. The creation Q
!, seventeen Cardinals at this consistor
brings the Sacred college to With
six of its full complement. This COZ
dition is rare and net in years has tn
. College of Cardinals been so full.
Besides the three American pr,
lates, several Interesting parsonage
were among those promoted toda,
i. Foremost among these is the pe,
Cardinal appointed for Great BritA1
Archbishop Bourne of Westminste
who is looked upon as a worthy su
cessor to Wfseman, Newman, Mannir
and Vaughan. Another of the ne
members is Mgr. Bisleti, the pap
. major domo, who is well known
thousands Of Americans who have vi
, tied Rome. Among the others promo
. ed are the Archbishop of Paris al
= the nuncfo at Madrid, the Archbishop
= Of Valladolid, Olmuetz and Chambe
and the three Roman prelates, MI
- Lugari, Mgr. Pompeii and Mgr. Va
rossum.
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