The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09
the present Pope almost immediately he

the present Pope almost immediately he was crowned forbids 1t.
 In the Sacred college the moment there are three parties The exact strength Of each is not known. Each has it's candidate in the sense that in each there is one cardinal who is a leader. There may therefore be said to be three cardinals who stand out above all others as most likely, were conelaye to be held at this time. to be chosen to the great chair. Then there are three other cardi- Eals. not representatives of these varie- ties of thought, who stand next in order of possible preferment. In using the word parties it should be explained that there are not such tightly drawn lines ob- tain in the political world In the United States just now, The parties in the Sacred college are composed of men who regard certain policies as wise for the church to pursue in the immediate future. and under a new Pope.
 Tt is possible at this time to select six cardinals. all of them Italians, and say that one of the six will be the next Pope These six are;
 Cardinal Rampolla. the former secretary of state, member of the Curla or ad mnistrative body of the church, and the head priest of St. Peter's cathedral
 Cardinal De Tai. also Il member of the Curia. n close personal friend of the present Pope, and lately promoted to the exclusive list of cardinal bishops, and given the see of Sabna.
 Cardinal Maffi, Archbishop of Pisa. one of the younger members of the Sacred college both in years and in length of service.
 The three Just named are the leaders in the three parties which now obtain in the Sacred college. At the head of the three. not prominent as party leaders. and standing the best chance of selection if the leaders do not win. Is an old mem Der of the Curia. In order of standing. according to present indications. the three are:
 Cardinal Ferrata. who as member of the Curia is at the head of the congrega- ton on the discipline of the sacraments. universally regarded as one of the most important in the church.
 Cardinal Riehelmy. Archbishop of Turin, che of the younger men as cardinals rank in age. and member of the Sacred col lege since 1899.
 Cardinal Gasparr who Is one of the most indefatigable workers Of the Curia. He lives in the Vatican, puts in 16 hours Q day for his church. Is personally pop ular, and has just turned 60.
 Rarely has it been that so few cardinals may be counted in the running when a conclave is imminent Ten years have changed completely the papal situation.
 
 now who was mentioned when Pope Plus x was elected is Cardinal Rampolla. The two Vannutells. ~aIdlnals Serahno and Vicenzo Gotti, the great Carmelite. Cape celatro, the scholar, and Di Pietro, the statesman, all these are beyond the limit either by reason of age or of bodily in- nrmity
 ton Is most likely of all to be the next Pope, heads the list of cardinals in the Sacred college and Of the leaders in the Catholic church. who would bring the Vatican into line without modern thought, modern action. modern methods. One of the greatest men of this or of any time. he believes fin the present. and in it's op- portunities. He sees excellence in others rot within the Catholic church, and has not hesitated to say that he does so Al the same time he is not disloyal in the slightest sense to Catholic order Much less does he sacrifice anything of the Catholic faith. Few men in the world have wider personal acquaintance Or greater correspondence list, and were he chosen the whole world, Catholic and Protestant, and men and women .outside of both churches. would hail the step as one of tremendous progress along per- fectly safe lines. safe in religion and in scholarship.
 Cardinal De I4ai stands. on the other hand. for continuance of the present policies. He has been put forward by Plus x as few cardinals even been by any Pope. Not yet old in years. he lid not enter the ministry until mature in mind and until he had a successful pro- fessional career fin the law behind him. Usually Popes make enemies. and cardi- nals whom they put forward stand little chance of preferment by others. Cardinal De Iai is however great In his own right. and he is backed by Pope. still reigning. who hac made as few enemies as perhaps any who ever sat in the great chair. So that Cardinal De Lai Is candidate to be reckoned with, and per- haps stands second alone to Cardinal Rampolla.
 Peter Cardinal Mani. Archbishop of Pisa. enjoys the advantage of living out side of Rome and not being a member of the Curia. He Is a modern man in all respects. but such a modern one as to have large following in the Sacred col- iege. When 1t is said he Is modern it is not meant that he leans toward what is