Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-14
GIFT UF RED hiatt
coveted Badge Of Cardinal Never
Worn More Than Once.
saftsr Ceremony Of Creation Of New
Cardinal u Is HUNG In His Church
when He Dies II ls
Buried With Him.

buFlGo WIN
To a woman the idea Of paying sew
srai hundred pounds for a hat and
fhen never wearing 1t must seem the
most shocking waste of money.
Yet the famous red hat which is
xhs badge OF the cardinals, the great
dieuitaries OF the Roman Catholic
.chuxnh. is not used as headgear-
,engMrt, indeed, for a minute or two at
Tho ceremony of the creation of the
new cardinal
r. q afterward hung in the church
Of fhs cardinals title and remains his
most cherished possession. When he
dies q Is taken down, laid upon his
-cofln and buried with him. I
The recent deaths Of two very we'll
kngwa cardinalr-Mgrs. oreglia and
Eampciia-have left vacancies In the
collage of cardinals which the pope
WI shortly all, Parsons Weekly
statua
The full number OF the college is
20. but they are not all Of equal rank.
There are six cardinal bishops, so car
AT present the number is only 5S, |
there being no fewer than IL vacan-
cies.
So it is almost certain that the pope
will take the occasion to select more
than two new members.
According to the law, the nomina-
ton of new cardinals rests with the
mana hYtf ba not opIy noncuIts pviStinu |
cardinals, but also considers sugges-
tons offered by the government OF
Roman Catholic countries such as
Spain and Austria.
When the nominations have been
decided upon a secret consistory is
called and all the cardinals, or as
many as are able to be present, as
ssemble in the vatican. At one end
of the room is a magnificent throne
draped in crimson, on which is seated
the pope.
Before the proceedings open the
room is cleared of all except the car
idinals. No one else may remain, with
the one exception of ruling monarch
The pope then delivers an address
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names of the new cardinals. At that
all the cardinals present rise and re
move the red silk caps which they are
wearing as a token of assent.
But this is not by any means the
end of the business. The new cardi-
nal has many formalities to go
through and large sums of money TO
hof h fo " Cd
First, he receives a messenger
usually, we believe, one of noble birth |
and belonging to the pope's own body |
guard. who formally gives him notice |
of the honor conferred upon him.
In the past times it was the custom
10 pay this messenger fee amounting
to e400. This has been decreased,
but is still heavy.
Then comes another messenger
called the "ablegate," who carries the
-'beret" He has to be rewarded with
,e25O.
The new cardinal must also pay for
me bull" or his commission as it
may be called. This means an outlay
pf about eS5, while his cardinals
uAu6 Will NbsA lAAAAl nv l'ns IMAM 4 ~
To add to all this comes an enor-
mous tailor's bill BY ecclesiastical
regulation a cardinal must possess |
four costumes These vary in cost
from e20O down TO about G10O. The
natter, too, comes in for his share
for l. has to supply four different
hats bound with green and gold cords,
and a scarlet silk cap.
The new cardinals installation is a
magnificent ceremony which takes
place in the royal hall of the vatican
Many great personages are invited
The new cardinal is ushered in be
tween two existing cardinals. and LED
up to the papal throne, which has a
canopy of violet silk hung with gold
He there does his obeisance, kisses
fhe hand of the pope and is embraced
by him.
The famous hat itself is OF scarlet
cloth and scarlet silk, and has 30 scar
let tassels which are arranged in two
triangles of Is each.
II is the College of Cardinals which
elects a new pope at the death of the
holder OF the title.