| Show THE ELECTION OF A POPE A DISPATCH from brussels says that a decree of plus the ninth has haa been found which confirms the exclusive right of the cardinals to elect the pope it says that with the cardinals also alao rest the authority of determining where the election shall be held there la in nothing new in this the cardinals have for ages agea been the sole electors of the pope when the number is ie eom complete the college as it is called consists of seventy of these pix six are cardinal bishops fifty cardinal priests prie ete and fourteen cardinal deacons they form the popes high council and are divided into committees or congregations for the quicker dia patch of business bus buein igess eee some borne of them make part of the popes household immediately on n the demise of a pope the cardinal chamberlain becomes virtually acting pope he is assisted assi eted by the first cardinal priest and first cardinal deacon catholic kings are notified of the popes pope death foreign cardinal are summoned to rome borne the body of the dead pope i to taken to st peters where it lies in r state for nine days and the cardinals cardinal J attend the ceremonies every morning preparations preparation are being beine made mada moon 1 while for the election the place ik in J the vatican selected la is called the con clave A series of numbered cells cello lead j ing to a large hall make up the conclave bits of papers cOuta containing illing numbers corresponding to the cells celle are placed in an uro urn and each cardinal N draws one then he repairs to the cell the paper calls callis for after the balloting commences the cardinals are cut sway away from all inter course with the outside their meals are brought by attendants and they must not leave the conclave on a any ny account until the election is over physicians druggists and surgeons are also in attendance so that even sickness cannot furnish an excuse for leaving I 1 two thirds of the cardinals present must vote for the same person before he can become pope an election often lasts for months there are four fou r modes of procedure in the election they are known so as scrutiny accession ff compromise and inspiration y scrutiny means a simple form of balloting and if one person gets two thirds of the ballots carthe cast he is elected accession means that if a candidate gets within one or two of the required two thirds and when the anjou announcement is in made one or two present signify a desire to change their votes to him the election to is complete compromise means that if there are re two distinct parties in the field and both agree on a candidate then the election is finished inspiration simply means acclamation A cardinal openly nominates a candidates candidate and the whole body immediately ratify it plus pius IX was elected in this thim way election by cardinals was first adopted in 1069 1059 previous to this the pope and even the bishops were elected by the priests and people but great disorder attended the elections |
