The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-02-05

face the conclave with eyes for none
but God
The next step is the actual i'm
prisonment of the cardinals, with
their secretaries, cooks, BARRIERS, doc
tors and pages, in specially con-
structed conclave cell block.
This is portable wooden city
built in Vatican corridors. 1t is an
institute set up at a cost of about
100000. 1t contains kitchen, sani-
tary fixtures, and a small but COM
Portable cell for each cardinal. Once
inside its walls, all attendant con-
clavists are pledged to secrecy. Swiss
guards watch its portals day and
night to prevent any irregular com
|munication with the outside.
Prince Inspects Bolts
The cardinals will be led to this
exile by Prince Ludoyico Chigi-Al
bani marshal of the conclave, their
cardinal camerlengo, Eugenio Pa
celli, and other ceremonial officers.
The camerlengo and the deans of
|the orders of cardinal bishops,
priests, and deacons will examine
its every corner to make sure no un-
authorized person is within.
In the presence of an ecciesiasti-
cal notary and ceremonial Officers,
Marshal Chigi-Albani' then will
| inspect the bolts on the outside
door while the camerlengo per-
forms the same service within.
This ceremony must be observed
each time the cardinals return in
| procession from their daily wor-
ship at the Pauline chapel and at
their balloting in the Sistine chapel
the actual scene of the election.
/. Two votes may be cast daily
morning and afternoon = until Il
new pope is elected. Cardinal Pig
natelli di Belmonte, as dean, will
preside at the balloting. Seated
under a huge baldachin, he will
call the. youngest cardinal deacon
F.; to advance and draw by lot the
names of the cardinals to serve as
the three tellers and the three in
firmarians. 1t is the duty of the
latter three to obtain votes from
any cardinal who may be confined
to the conclave block by illness.
4 Balloting Is Secret
! The balloting is secret. No car
dinal may vote for himself. A two
| thirds vote is required to elect a
! pope
! The cardinal dean starts the vot-
| ing. He rises from his throne, adj
vances to the altar table with his
sealed vote held before his eyes.
kneels and calls upon God to wit
ness that he has voted according to
his conscience, and drops the ballot
, into the voting urn. Each cardinal.
in order of seniority, does the same.
advancing from his own smaller
canopied throne.
After each unsuccessful ballot the
voting papers are mixed with wet
straw and burned in the open crate
of the chapel This is to send a
black smoke signal to the throngs
waiting in st. Peters plaza that
no pope has been elected.
, Cardinals who voted at the last
papal election never tire of telling
of the surge of suppressed excite
ment and awe inspired when two
thirds ballot is reached and one of
their number becomes pope before
their very eyes.
| When Name Is Chosen
4 Ritual prescribes that the cardi-
nal deans Of the three orders APP
preach the throne Of the newly
elected pope, and hastily summoned
ceremonial officers quickly lower
the canopies over every other throne
In the room Then the cardinal
dean asks If the new pope accepts
his sovereignty, and hears the name
by which the new pope wishes TO
De kIiOWn. Tas
, Attendants hurry to the conclave
cell block. summon the new pontiff's
personal attendants TO help one OF
the younger cardinals and court
Wallets garb His Holiness in the white
robes Of the papacy.
The cardinal penitentiary. mean
while. has announced the Identity
OF the new pope from TIT loggia Of
st. Peters. Vatican window parica
vibrate with the cheers Of the wait
ing thropg.
Then custom DEGREES that the new
pontiff proceed TO st. Peters loggia
and there deliver the "urbis 1T
orbi" apostolic benediction. bless