The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-26
CHURCH POLITICS
STIRRING ROMANS
Gasparri Charged With
Renewing Relations
With Government
LAST RITES THURSDAY
Remains of Pope Will Be
Inferred Then; Meeting of
Conclave Uncertain

ROME, Jan. 2j.--The entonb-
Dent Of the mortal remains of Pope
uenedlct XIV. will take place tomor-
no afternoon at 3 o'clock, 1t was
announced at the vatican today. The
decision to hold the funeral tomor-
NV was taken by "A congregation of
,,rdiuaIs while .1he body was lying
In state In the basilica Of st. Peters
,,day Early In the day the body was
viewed by undertakers, who injected
preserving fluid.
preparations for the funeral
and the collecting and arranging or
d,fuments and medals to be placed
{the coffin occupied practically the
dir day of the members Of the
abred college and the vatican
household. The medals include all
those struck during the pontificatc
Of Benedict.
The funeral ceremonJ will be the
.trictest privacy. the Vatican Off
,ials holding to the letter that none
be admitted to the vast basilica ex-
cent the sacred college. the members
Of the pontifical household diplo-
matte officers accredited to tho Vatl-
,an. officers of the units OF the pom
nfical armed forces which are de-
Iailcd for the ceremony according
iu the rites and members OF the
most ancient families OF papal no.
billty.
Bcscigcd for Tickets.
The officers of the majordomo Of
the vatican. Monsignor SAM Lu
Samper. were beseiged throughou:
The day by applicants for tickets to
st. Peters The Swiss guards were
busy Keeping the crowds away.
The sacred college, upon learning
Iid the requests for tickets from
diplomats greatly exceeded h 9
number allowed by the constitution.
Immediately gave orders to suspend
Ill issuance of cards. Tho diplomats
VIII be permitted to enter upon the
presentation OF their credentials.
The newspaper' Correspondents will
be excluded absolutely.
Gasparri Stlrs In Row.
As the living in state period OF the
pope's remains drew to close
heated controversies aroG over
church politics and the policy pur-
sued by Cardinal Gasparrh papai
secretary Of state, toward the Italian
government
Members OF the Italian parliament
who are not affiliated with the
clerical party. have prepared series
of interpretations for Premier Bo-
nomi demanding full explanation
Of the attitude of the quirinal to-
ward the vatican.
Bitter comment appeared in the
press, certain newspapers accusing
Nardinal Gasparri of having Off
cally communicated news of the
pontiff's death to the Italian gov
crnment. thus renewing diplomatic
relations which had been severed
since 1870.
The pope's> body was given anoth
or injection of epbalming fluid at
dawn Afterward a congregation of
cardinals was held and II was de-
cided tentatively that st. Peters
cathedral. where the body has been
lying in state since Monday after
noon, should be closed TO the public
at 3 o'clock.
Postponcmcnt Sentiment Moving.
1t was stated that the cardinals
had not yet reached definite de-
cision as to when the three caskets
should be sealed for entom bment In
a crypt.
There is growing belief that the
conclave of cardinals which was
originally set for February 2. Will bt
postponed for a few days TO enable
The American and other cardinals
coming from far away places TO par
icipate in the papal election.
Interest i'm the election, however
centers for the most part on sen
sational allegations thai have beer
made in the press regarding the use
0' money. The Giornale d'Italia al
eges that 100000 lire We're de
> posted in a Rome bank to supper
propaganda in favor of the election
81 an Italian cardinal.