Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-07
POPE CONFERS
. FIVE RED HATS
ON THURSDAY
Secret Consistory of
Cardinals College
Meets to Approve.
Preliminaries to No
table Occasion Under
Way in Rome Already

Rome. March 6.-(By The Associa-
ton to cardinalate of the Most Rev
Dennis J. Dousherty. archbishop of
Philadelphia, the third American car
dinal, and five other notable sons of
the church, at the secret consistory of
the college of cardinals here on Mon
day. March Z, is the preliminary step
to the bestowal of the scarlet biretta
or red hat upon them by Pope Bene-
diet, Nv. on Thursday March TO-
There are three kinds of consitories
the secret, semi-public and public
but the consistory itself actually be-
comes meeting place merely for the
solemn PRONUNCIATION of decretals, an
ALLEGATION by His Holiness or the con-
ferring of the red hat. The secret con-
clave is held in the hall of consstories
of Sala Regia
Questions Each Member.
Pope Benedict will interrogate each
member of the sacred college present
as to his wishes regarding the supreme
pontiff's choice for the highest eccles-
teal honor within the gift of the
church, and when the cardinals have
given their assent, the announcement
affirmed the pope's selections.
3le secret consistory is set for 8
a. hn.' long before which hour great
throngs are gathered in the piazza of
the st. Peters and around the basilica
to witness the arrival of the cardinals
and other dignitaries. The Spanish pre-
lates. as is provided in the condordat
with that country, must have received
the biretta first from the hands of
their temporal sovereign, King Alfonso
XIII.
Procedure Never Varies.
In the throne rom of the palace
are gathered venerable patriarchs.
archbishops, heads of orders and other
high personages, together with the
cardinals. the supreme governing body
of the Roman Catholic church.
Creation of the cardinals and the
confirming by the pope of the arch
bishops already appointed is the next
step. IN the secret consistory and in
all instances the procedure is the
same
The name of each prclate chosen
for the honor will be read aloud. the
pope inquiring Of each cardinal wheth-
er they approve the nomination. AS
sent vii! he given by the cardinals
raising their red skull caps. 4 major
ity constitutes election.
Much Greater Pomp.
The public consistory to be held on
March 10, in the Hall at Beatification
at the Vatican. will be characterized
by much greater pomp and ceremony
On this occasion the six archbishops
-Dougherty, of Philadelphia: Barra-
luer of Tarragona: Benlloch Vivo of
Burgos. SPAIN Schultz. of Cologne:
von Faulkner. of Munich, and Ragones.
papal music at Madrid. will receive the
symbols of their elevation to the
This is an expensive honor 1t has
been estimated that $4,000 will hard |
" cover the cost Of hats. rings and |
other incidentals for each prince of the |
church. Each designate requires four |
costumes which alone cost nearly TO- |
100 lire (S2,45O)
BestowaI of Red Hats.
One of the four costumes is to be |
worn in church, one at papal functions. /
another in society and the fourth for /
street and daily wear.
Upon the entrance of His Holiness |
nto the hall of beatification. the form
IL SeEeMOHy vi peStoWiuE tHc req mats
will begin. Each cardinal advances. in
urn to the throne and makes his
'beisance and all. finally, including
he six new cardinals be will retire
o the Sistine chapel. There before the
lltar, underneath Michel Angeles fam
'us fresco The Last Judgment" The
lew cardinals will swear to maintain
he integrity of the Christian faith
With their. life's blood. as symbolized
or more than GOO years by the color
4 their dress.