Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-24

day afternoon. The body will
st. Peters only a day and a
plans. Benedict's wish not to
parture from the custom tina
for three days.
Final decision will be taken We'd
nesday morning, but the present view
of the Vatican is that it will be i'm
possible to keep the body exposed
beyond Wednesday afternoon. The
statemnt also was made Monday night,
but not officially, that the coffin
would be closed within few hours,
and that thus the usual ceremony
Of worshippers filing past kissing the
uncovered foot of the dead pope
would be eliminated.
The certificate Of the popes death,
which was registered today, will be
entered in the records of the capital
tomorrow, in virtually the same mai
ner as for all Roman citizens. In
view, however, of the late pope's high
rank, the mayor will make the entry.
The legal adviser of the vatican will
be present.
The meeting of the sacred college
in conclave to elect a successor to the
late Pope Benedict will open February
2, it was stated Monday. While all the
cardinals resident in Europe are ex-
pected to reach Rome in time for the
conclave, it is considered extremely
doubtful whether the North and South
American cardinals will find it possible
to be present at least for the opening
of the session. as the date is barely
10 days away.
A cable has been received from Car
dinal O'Connell, of Boston, announc-
ing that he was sailing Tuesday, while
Cardinal Dougherty has cabled that he
will not reach Philadelphia before Fri
day.
Chance to Arrive
Monsignor Pizzardo, who is acting
secretary of state. said that Cardinal
O'Connell had a possible chance of ar
irving in time, providing the conclave
does not choose new pope on the
first ballot but he thought Cardinal
Dougherty's chances were slim. unless
the conclave was lengthy. i
Asked concerning the possibility OF
postponing the conclaye to permit
American cardinals to attend, he re-
piled that the constitution would have
to be amended as the concave must
be called within 10 days after the
death Of the pope.
A consistory, under the presidency :st
decided definitely on February :. The |
secretary requested the Associated
Press correspondent to set Alright the |
erroneous impression that once the
conclave began its session, no late ar
rivals could enter.
Thus, should the conclave extend
over several days, both American car
dinals may be present. No cardinal
is permitted to leave the conclave
while It is sitting, but belated car
dinal is permitted to enter.
Want America Represented
There seems to be general genuine
desire in Vatican circles that the United
States be represented.
The secretariat is flooded with
thousands Of messages of coincidence
and sympathy from all corners of the
globe, signed by the heads of the
greatest states and the humblest par
ish priests, written practically in all
modern languages, and many of them
in Latin.
Cardinal Maffi, La Fontane and
Ratti, of Pisca, Venice and Milan, re
spectively are most prominently men
toned in Vatican circles today as the
most likely candidates for the pope's
SUCCESSOR. III LuOSe ClLClcs SdIulHdl
Maffi apparently is pronounced fav
orite even of these three prelates. !
Cardinal laurent, one of the most 1
recently elevated cardinals, who for '
the present is stationed in Rome, also $
is a great favorite in some quarters. {
lie is one Of the youngest of the car
dinals and was the last man to kiss the t
pope alive. The Italian prelates num- S
ber 81 members out of 81 composing i
the sacred college and all now have /
reached Rome except Cardinal Frisco d
of Naples, who may not be able to at S
tend the conciave owing TO his ad- f
vanced age and feeble state Of health. d
No foreign cardinals have yet reached i
Rome. h
Expect SIS Present b
1t is expected that more than 30 t
members Of the. sacred college will be t
able to arrive in time to vote for a
necessary for an election. c
In the Basilica of ST. Peters historic o
chapel the body Of Pope Benedict XIV b
lay in state Monday while vast throngs n
passed reverently before the catalfal-
que.
Early in the day all that was mortal
Df the late pontiff. whose death in the
early hours Of Sunday plunged the a
Catholic churches throughout the world II
INTO deepest mourning. was taken to Z
he Sistine chapel from the throne d
.oom Of the Vatican, where it had been Il
placed on Sunday. Then. at 9:45 b
,'clock il Was solemnly carried to st. b
Peters chapel by procession of card Ii