Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-01-24


in i long history Of the Catholic
Chur and have resulted in a rather
involved procedure.
ST. by speaking, however, any
NAL hristian who has reached ne
use y reason can be Chosen. not, how
ever hereto. schisuladc or no
toriu SInonIst Though since Ur-
ban C37S-ssj none but cardinal
has GA Dlec:ed rope. so law re
ser ID the cardinals alone This
rigl,
Breaks Ring And Seals
r Procedure following upon the
Pope death is set In motion by the
carLinll camerlengo. who. as repre-
sentat We OF the Sacred College. as
sum caarge OF the papal household
and rifles the death OF the Pontin.
In IT, presence OF the house he strikes
the rehead OF the dead Pope three
time With silver mallet, calling him
by d naptisiaal name.
TIL isherman's ring ana the papal
seals ere then broken. a notary
drae up the act which is the legal
eviG Jce OF the Pope's death. The
obst liics last nine days
NJ while the cardinals have Teen
notified OF the impending election and
thofe 'esident in Rome await their alb
sent brethren. assisting in the mean
timc he functions for the deceased
\ Ia al
hav, the right 10 vote in the conclave
ina he lcgitimately appointed. have
the $50 Of reason and be present in
pers l. The right Ia acknowledged
ever II they are subject 10. for ex-
ample accommodation or II the
ceremonies OF their creation" de-
eide b. congregations as cardinals
have C. 10 be performed.
Da~ ng the aforesaid nine days and
unit he election Of a successor all
card ais appear with uncovered
roch. Just as all have canopies over
their rats at the conclave, to show
that - supreme authority is in the
han,* CT the whole college The car
dins merlengo Is assisted by the
hea, The three cardinalital orders
krh as tina capita Ordinum."
Tho e frequent meetings or con
gree as" OF these four cardinals to
det re every detail both of the OBJ
seau # the Pope and of the prepa-
ratio for the conclave.
Az alters of Importance are re
ferrc the general congregations.
VIII nee 1870 are held in the vati-
car 70 cardinal dean, always the
Bis1a # Bost!a, presides over these
corg .tions in which the cardinals
TAXI TX aud precedence frcm the
datC slleiis elevation 10 the purple.
For they had also 10 provide for
the 'riileht Of the Papal states
an6 aJress frequent disorders dur
ing iitoragnum.
Cardinals Take Oath
In - first Of these congregations
tho cous constitutions which gov
ern d onciave are read and the car
dina IKE an oath to observe them.
Then the following days. the vari-
Gus . GERS OF the conclave, the con-
claws . the confessors. and physi-
clan. "a servants of various kinds
are mined or appointed by spec
ial a. mission,
E8 cardinal has a right 10 take
into e conclave a secretary and
serv {. tie secretary usually Icing
an & lcsiastic. In case OF Illness z
thirt olclavist may be allowed with
agre neat OF the general congrega-
ton. All are equally sworn to secrecy
and a,s1 not TO hinder the election.
Opens On Tenth Day
TIE cunelave opens officially on the
even of the tenth day after the
Pope s. ieeease. unless another day
has ell assigned. Every precaution
is Il II 10 exclude those who have no
riEh within the enclosure. Papal
legis ,ion has long since forbidden
the urce customary "capitulations." or
ante ections agreements binding on
the NV Pope. II has also forbidden
the ii rdirals 10 treat Of the Papal
succc sion among themselves during
the pes lifetime. The Pope may.
how .r. treat of the matter with the
CardI is.
In. icing the cardinals. prelates
and nclavists there are perhaps $50
pers 81 in the Enclosure. The govern
men II the coaelaye Is il the hands
OF tic cardinal csmerlengo and of the
threc representative cardinals who
succ one another in order of SEN
iorit every three days. About or s
o'clo. . on the morning OF the eleventh
day lc cardinals assemble in the
Pau Chapel and assist at the mass
OF tt cardinal dean
Al mass they assemble IN the
Sis,i Chapel where the actual vot-
ing kcs place. There six candles
are sse;od on the altar on which
rests he paten ana chalice 10 he used
in Il voting. The papal throne is re-
Nov Before each chair is small
writ disk. When ready 10 vote