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with all their strength They cannot II
: any way correct or change any laws
made by the Roman pontlffs, and es-
pcclaly the present constitution. M well
} as similar ones. regulating the election OF
the Pope. In cases of doubt the cardinals
however. are exceptionally allowed to in
terpret the meaning of this constitution
but they must provide a suitable solution
by a majority vote.
During the vacancy of the see the car
dinals are to hold two kinds of ConGre-
cations, the first general" consisting
of the whole college. and the second
special" consisting of the three senior
cardinals from each order, namely, bish-
ops, priests and deacons.
Matters of moment and Of great i'm
portance and consideration are to be laid
before the general congregation of car
dinals, which decides by a plurality OF
votes, not orally, but by secret ballot.
The cardinals are to hold general con-
grcgations every day after the death of
the Pope until they enter the conclave,
and the object of these so-Called prep
paratory general congregations is for
| the cardinal chamberlain Ito ascertain
he mind of the sacred college and to
| communicate to it such things as he
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constitution is to be read to the assem-
blc1 cardinals as well as those relating
| to the conclavc which have not been alb
| rpgated The cardinal deacon then or
dors n ,,rofoo. 40 cor,,,,,,,t.a
,lord tho nrescribod for,n,,Ia 80 ,a.. o,,a
oocb car1irol &c 70 ro,,oot ~, ea,., -
| oath viz . "I cordi,,o, CO o.,,, 80. .,..,,
leo roeo,vo and svco,r" ,r1 to,.i,,,. na.h
hands n, rho yosrol ,ol,os ~, oa,b o,.
| ing. go may Goa holm mo o,,1 .b,.o
| holy fosne1s Of Cod"
| The formula of tho oath n bo .o,,o,, h,,
| the cardinals 10 &C fo1Iov,e.
| "NVn tbo cardinal bisbons ,,,oa., ,
| dnacons Of HOLY. Joo,,o, ,,t,,,,,h u....
| resolva and swear to obsor,.o ;a,,,o,ar,,,
and to tho lo+tor o,or,,+b,,,t, oa.,..,i,,.,
in tho constitution of rho snr,-o,,o ,,,,,
| tiff. Pins \ NJ, tho ,,ocaro,, 90 ~ -.
| tolc see and the election Of tho Ror,on
pontiM and the constitution "coum,ssrr,
nohis" on the veto and that of Loo yI11
"praedecessores nostri" We also nrou-
! Use, resolve and swear that vboovar oF
| us may be bv the disnosition of nrovi-
| donce raised 70 he Rowan ,ort,es vii,
| DrDCl1in in.
| tegrally and strenuousIv also tbo TOM.
| poral rights especially concerning the
| civil principality of the Roman month";
and the liberty OF the holy 500. and that
he shall again mnke this nrornisa aud
oath after his elevation to the lofty Of
, flee of the supreme pontIfcate
| But we ospeciallv promise reso,vo and
| swear under the ponalties laid down in
| the said constitution Of Plus X. Vacant
Sede Apostolica.' that We sbou ,,oet oc-
curatclv and with regard 70 oil irol,,d,r,
| our attendants or conclavists. ohserve
secrecy in everything relating I'm any
way whatsoever to tho election of tha
| Roman pontiff and in those things which
| are done in the conclave or place of
| election, and that we shall never in anv
way violate this secrecy. either during
the conclave itself or even n fter the cleo
ton OF the new pontifr. unless n snecial
faculty or an express disnonsa,io, he
given to us by the future month"; him
self: and also that we shall never accent
in any way and under any nretext from,
any civil power whotovor tho offico oP
proposing the veto or oxcIue,yo oyor ,,r-
der the form Of a moro dasiro ~ ro,,o,
this veto bovovor I, NM, bo,,o too,,,.
know, to nc oi,bor 70 tbo o,,.,u, .,,,,or,o
~ cordi,ols ,o,,a,,
div,du,l fo,bor, ooudi,o,. ,.,
ORALLY, di.ao.,, "a ,,-.,.,.
diroo.l,, az, .,ro,,,.,, l.,. IT,.
or d,r,,,,, ~, ,,,,,,,.,..-, 49,, go,
,o,,or Ia,,a eo,,a,
,o,,t,o,, or in+or,.-.,a.
method ho.,,,o. -. ,,,n,o,
ers of any grade or order Whatsoever
may wish to interfere In the election of
the pontiff."
This oath is taken by all the cardi-
nails, including those who arrive after
the meetings have already begun. The
cardinals assembled in preparatory gem
eral congregation make all ARRANGEMENTS
for the beginning of the conclave, appoint
tho day. hour and method. for the re-
moval of the body Of the deceased Pope
and the celebration Of the obsequles, re-
ceive the lcgates Of civil governments
and the nights of the Order of Jerusalem.
investigate and approve the qualifications
Of the conclavists and those who arc TO
serve in the conclave, provide for tne
construction and enclosure of the con-
claVe and the arrangements of the cells.
propose and approve the expenses of the
conclaVe' read letters of emperors, kings
ana other rulers Of States reports of the
huhclos ana documents left by the de-
ceased pohtlit' break the ring Of tho fish
erman and the lead seal of the apostolic
chahcellery' receive petitions handed
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