The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-08-28
next POPE CERTAIN
TO Be AN ITALIAN
"MAN ENTERING coNcLAvE Elk.
PEcTINe TO BE POPE ALWAYS
LEAVES A CARDINAL.
by Associated PresS.)

| PAO'OAD AudI TIC HAL euteTluS the
conclave expecting to be Pope always
leaves as cardinal, is being recalled
as the College of Cardinals assemblies
to choose successor to the late Plus
X.
The Patriarch of Venice himself
neither sought nor expected the cleo
ton in 1908, and his successor may
quite likely be found outside those
who have been most talked of as
the next pope.
That he will be an Italian has been
regarded as almost a certainty, for
the state of affairs throughout Eu-
rope is said to make it more desire.
able than ever that the church should
not depart from its traditions. But
there is, from the American side, a
possibility that the tradition might
still be maintained and at the same
time an American citizen be elevated
to St. Peters throne. This would be
In the case Of the election of Diomede
Falconio, Italian by birth, who was
for many years a missionary in Amer
lea and then Papal delegate to the
United States, and who became
naturalized American citizen during
his residence abroad.
Cardinal Falconio is, however, only
one of several logical candidates and
only one of many possibilities.
There is little doubt if any authori-
cation, for specializing on the chances
OF the many candidates. Following
are some of the names that have been
mentioned with brief biographical
data:
Serafino Now Too Old.
Cardinal Serafino Vannttelli, the
dean of the Sacred College, was born
year earlier than the late pope, but
at eighty he is still young in years in
comparison with a number of his
col -eagues. In reality, however, he
has aged greatly since 1908, when he
was talked of as successor of Pope
Leo XIII. Today he is almost blind,
stone deaf, and in such a low state of
health generally that he has been
: less seriously discussed at the pres
ent time.
The Vannutelli family is the only
one which has two members in the
!
cardinalate. Vincent Vannutelli, a
brother of the dean, is quite as promi-
nent. Under Plus X. he held the per-
: lecture of the Apostolic Signature,
which is "the court of last appeal
: in all questions relating to marriage
under the Catholic laws. He is now
, IS years old and doubtless he is well
remembered in the United States,
where he was greeted by thousands of
, Catholics in many cities during his
tour of that country in 1910 On this
) tour he delivered an address at tn con-
t secration of st. Patrick's Cathedral in
New York.
Cardinal Martinelli is even better
, known in the United States, where he
? was papal delegate from 1S96-19O2,
, previous to the service of Cardinal
) Falconio at Washington. He is 66
years old and under Plus X he was
, perfect of the. Congregation of Rites.
= Cardinal Agliardi, the sub-dean of
p the Sacred College is the eldest among
, those who have been mentioned as pos
y sibilities. He is now in his S3rd year,
so that consideration of his name
, could not be taken seriously without
involving the danger of short Pom.
tificate.
Gasparri Noted canonist.
Cardinal Gotti, who is also a year
older than was the late Pope, was one
: of those prominently mentioned as a
successor to Leo XIII, when it was
: urged both for him and against him
!, that he was a strict conservative
: churchman, said to be opposed to lib
= eral views as exemplified in America.
, He Is the son of a dock laborer in
. Genoa. Under Plus X he was perfect
a of the congregation for the propagation
A of the Faith, most influential posi-
i ton in earlier days, but less important
v since the strictly missionary lands
! have become less numerous.
v Cardinal Gasparri has been held in
D high regard for his learning. He is
n the most eminent of the church canon
! lists, having lately completed the codi-
ffcation Of the canon law of the church,
2 an orderly arrangement of the entire
body of laws If elected, it is said he
would be another Leo XIII.
Cardinal Maffi, the Archbishop of
Pisa, was once newspaper man. He
! is noted astronomer and has written
! many volumes on the subject. He is II