Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-25
First of Nine Pontifical
M a S 5 es Celebrated
With Grand Solemnity
Walls Being Erected in
Apartments w h e re
Conclave Will Elect.

will hold unless it appears earlier bur
ial is advisable because Of the prelates |
wish that his body be not embalmed.
The first of the nine pontlfical high |
masses for the late Pope XIV was sung I
this morning with grand solemnlty IN |
the basilica of st. Peter. Simultan- /
eously there were solemn ceremonies /
in all the great basilicas.
Benediet's tomb will face that in
which Pope Plus VI lies. 1t adjoins
that Of Queen Christina, Of Sweden,
who, having abdicated the throne IN
1864, settled in Rome, where she died
in 16S9
Meanwhile the first of the foreign
cardinals are momentarily expected to
arrive in Rome, and workmen are en-
gagged in the Vatican, making ready
the quarters for the conclave of the
sacred college which will elect pope.
A mournful crowd continued filing
past the catafalque upon which lies the |
body of Benedict.
Fully half million people have filed
past the catafalque in st. Peters to-
view the body Of the late pope, and
while the great procession has been
orderly, its very vastness has entalled
strenuous labors by the gendarmes and
guards. for the stream moved slowly
amid scenes of grief and mourning:
The formal registration of the death
Of Benedict took place Tuesday IN the
Roman capitol. when Mayor Valli re-
ceived Prince Aldobrandini, commander !
Of the noble guard, who with Margins
Sacchetti, acted as witnesses. The
death record was entered in special |
" prepared register. lined in satin, |
and was engraved in silver.
An alignment of forces and opinions
which are likely to clash in the con- |
clave for the election of the new pope |
is discernible, although the opening !
session is nine days distant. That the
question Of closer relations between the |
italian government and the Vatican
dominates the discussion is the CON |
sensus Of opinion in religious circles
and the press.
The group led by Cardinal Merry del
Val, it is reported, will have more than
a majority in the conclave. The So
Maffi is head. represents perhaps a |
little more than onethird the votes, |
while the center, the leader of which |
is Gasperr, favoring continuance Of |
the policy Of Pope Benedict, tolerance
without actual recognition, is fewer in /
number. There may be a possible |
change if the election is conducted /
along strict party lines. A two thirds |
vote is necessary for the election.
The official acts Of the Italian gov
ernment after the announcement OF
the death of Benedict, for the purpose
Of showing the general sympathy Of the /
whole Italian nation, were noted with
great satisfaction by the Vatican Off
Gals. !,
The Vatican has received Geographic
advices from London, Warsaw, Posen
and Budapest that Cardinals Bourne.
Kakawski, Dalbor and Csernoch are
hurrying to Rome to attend the Pope's
funeral and afterwards the conclave
With the arrival in Rome Of Cardinal
LaFontaine, from Venice. three of the
most prominently mentioned cardinals
as likely successors to the seat Of st.
Peter are on the ground, as Cardinals
Maffi and Ratti already are here.
The Vatican central telephone office
has been cut off from the city ex-
change, so there will be no telephone
communication with the outside world.
Late Cardinals May Miss Election
The work of walling in and trans
forming within the Vatican, in connec-
tiop with the conclave, is under the
immediate supervision of Marquis Sac
chetti. who is personally directing the
workmen.
The brief interval before the con-
vening of the conclaye, which has been
set for February will. however, pre-
vent the participation of some of them
notably Cardinal Dougherty, Phila-
delpha, and the Canadian and Brazilian
cardinals-from arriving in time to
vote. unless the election is unduly pro-
longed Cardinal O'Connell, Of Bos-
ton. has cabled that he was taking
passage and has possible chance to
enter the election, providing the new
pope is not chosen on the first ballot
The reception at the Vatican of an
Italian cabinet minister last Saturday
and the half stating Of the flag on the
Quirinal in mourning for the pope are
commented upon at length by both the
press and public. There are many
expressions favoring an agreement be-
tween the government and the Vatican
and these two events are being pointed
to as significant of such a possibility.
While there seems to be no doubt
that the next pope will be an Italian
the newspapers draw distinction be-
tween the Italian popes, expressing the
hope that the next pontiff may be one
who will put an end. to the long differ
ence between the church and the Italian
government. Seemingly for that rea-
son, Cardinal Maffi, archbishop of Pisa
is universally favored by the Italians
Judging from the newspaper comment
Cancellation Remarkable Feature
The newspaper Popolo Romano, says
it is in possession Of secret circular
sent out by Premier Bonomi to the
projects, urging them to provide the
cardinals with every facility for max
ing the journey to Rome and thus doing
what they can to assure that the con-
.lave eject pope favorable to an agree
Vatican.
Through the Stefani news agency, the
Italian government stated Tuesday
hat it was in no way trying to influ-
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