The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-22
EXPECT C0NCLAvE ANY TIME
Choice Would Likely Be One Fa.
miiiar With Conditions
CARDINAL RAMPOLLk POPULAR

Rome, March 22.-rhe Pope is not
granting audiences, and ON the orders
of his physicians he is restricting as
much as possible his interviews with
those members Of the Court of the
Vatican who are compelled to confer
with him about current official bust
uess. That the venerable pUntilf is in
extremely bad health is no longer de-
MED. though the true nature of his all
mcuts has not been disclosed. Ac-
curdiug to some, he is suffering from
kidney disease. Others declare that it
is a hardening of the arteries. The
most optimistic take the view that his
weakness and depression arise from
his last attack of gout
While opinion differs as to the ma
tmc of the Popc's illness there is one
matter ON which all well Uniformed
persons i'm Rome seem agrccd-that
| the cycntrul career of Plus y. is draw
! ing to a close. This opinion is reflected
| i'm the discussion as To his probable
! successor or the chair of -. Peter. As
|
! the ordinary, and there is not the
slightest sign Of canvassing among the
/ Cardinals Nevertheless the persist
oucc of the disquicting reports i'm re
gard to the Popc's health has aroused
Il deep interest in situation into
which Il conclavc may come at any
time.
Successor an italian.
There is one point about the papal
+, ssucrCgsion that il Is well FOR Amer
cans to bear in mind 1t is that The
next Pope viii not he one of thcil
number. Nor viii hc hc one who
speaks, as native 10 it, the English
language Indeed, the next Pope is
certain to be an Italian. The American
and English Cardinals. of whom there
are six who speak English as native
tongue, are not i'm close touch with tho
Iruling forces of the church, since mos
of them are of but recent appointment
ami all reside long distances frgn
Rome. Precedence in the Sacred Col
lcgr is of slow growth. perhaps slowe
than in any other great body. II 4
therefore only men of years and o
familiarity with conditions who cai
hope To rule, except in cases of cmer
geucN
There are said to bc three Cardinal
, who stand out above all others
p most likely. were a conClave to be hell
at this time. to be chosen to the Grea
chair.
The Grst is Cardinal Rampola, tn
former secretary of state, member %
the C,ria or administrative body q
/ the church, and the head priest OF -
Peters Cathedral Cardinal Rampoll
rs considered to be almost certain q
- thirty votes from among the siAty-tW
n who voted for him at tile last con
= clavc. when Austrias veto preVcnte
n his election. IL may be assumed Una
"a those who voted FOR him at the iaS
@ conclavc will again support him. wlil
. /, is well known that many oi ms lor
, m,r adversaries are now his support
D.. ,rs. Furthermore, there will he no men
tioIl of q veto at the next conciaNc'
. Three Are Mentioned.
|
Il among the leaders in the Cathol
- church who would bring the Natlca
iptn line with modern thought moe
r cru action. modern methods Few me
u i'm the world have a wider personal az
= uuaintaucc or greater correspondent
is IIsi. and were hc chosen, the VINO
4, vurld Catholic and Protestant, Wou
Al lban the step as one of progress al"t
,t pertectly safe lines i'm religion al
lf scholarship.
id Cardinal DE Lai, also II member
= thc Curia, perhaps stands second aloi
In Cardinal Hampolla as pusslbih
for lhe chair ur ST. Peter In m''
respects nc is the exact Opposite OF u
s former secretary of state. HIS tehde
clos arc reactionary and he stan
al strictly for continuance of the pre-
II, .nt policies He Is close person
oc friend of Pope Plus y, who last ye
nj nromoted him to the exclusive list
-, cardinal bishops. and gave him the
or OF Sabina
- The third of the so-called leaui
candidates is Cardinal Mail, arc
nd bishop of Pisa, who has the adVa
n tagc of living outside of Rome and :
~ bcinp n. member of the Curia. lie is
modern man in all respects, but su
II. a modern one as to have "A large IL
flowing in the Sacred College. lie
nd friendly with the Italian governme
and as pope would cooperate win
To an extent that others might not
}. is only fifty five. "a rather young M
~ to make a Pope Of yet he has be
mt long enough in the Sacred college
~. be in touch with all elements in IL.
There are several other members