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Show H"" - '"bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb. bbbbT' v I POPE LEO'S SUCCESSOk H Cardinal Gottl Is the Most Prominently Mentioned, But Many Members of the Sacred College Aspire H to the Honor Cardinals Rampolla and Satolll Have Strong Following Impressive H Ceremonies That Mark tie Selection of a. Pope. BHHJ Foremost among the candidates (or BHHJ the throne of St. Peter nru Cardinal BHHJ Rampolla nml Cnrdlnal He rati no Van- BHHJ nutolll. Then follow (iiltu it nunibor BHHJ Who nro well wltliln tlio possibilities. BHHJ tt Ir also suggested that there Ih ii BHHJ chance that Cardinal Gibbons may BHHJ bo chosen In tho event the foreign BHHJ cardinals were snlllclcntly powerful HHH to Htainl out ngnlnst those of Home, BHHJ and In rase of n division no French HHH or Spanish candidate could control HHH the Oerinan or Kngllsli cardinals, or HHH vice crsa, so that If an oppoitunlty BHHJ arises for a foreign cardinal to bo HHH chosen the most aiithorltattvo mom- HHH bors of the college think thnt tho on- BHHJ ly one who could obtain tho pro- BHHJ scribed majority Is Cardinal Gibbons. HHH Cardinal KatnHlla and Cardinal BHHJ Soraflno Vannutelll are both re pre- BHHJ sontntlves of the conservative policy, BHHj 'but arc bitter antagonists of each BHHj BHH Tho most probable liberal candl- BHH dates nro Cardinal Bishop Agllardl BHH and Cardinal Priest Satolll. BHH Tho most probable religious candl- BHH dates are Cardinal I'rlest GottI and BHH Cardinal I'rlest Angclo dl I'lotro. BHH All these candidates live In Home, BHH but a strong party, which might In- BHH cludo a good many foreign cardinals, BHH advocates the election of a cardinal J who Is not n membor of tho curia, HHJ such as Cardinal Sato, patriarch of HHJ Vonlco; Cardinal Ferrari, archbishop HHJ of Milan, both Intranslgeant; or Card- HHJ Inal Capecolatro, archbishop of Capua, J Cardinal Mariano Ilnmpolln del Tin- J daro Is Lliu present pontifical secro- HHJ tary of state, and was horn at Pollzzl J In 1843. For many years Cardinal J Hnmpolla has been active In affairs J of the church, having In addition to J bin duties as secretary of state been HHj Intrusted with the office of admlnts- J trator of the property of the Holy Seo HHJ and archprlcst of tho Patriarchal Da- HHj Bollca of St. I'oter. He has boon closo HHJ to tho I'ope, and has been tho ono HHf man through whom the affairs with HHf tho outside world have been con- BHi ducted. Thoro Is, however, a trndl- HHj, i Hon that a papal secretary of statu BHf r cannot become pope becauso of tho HK , opposition his position of necessity BHg HK, Cardinal Serallno Vannutelll and HHj ' bis brother, Cardinal Vlnrcnzo Van- HK nutolll, nru both notable figures In tho H I sacred college Cardinal Scraflno HH , Vannutelll wns born In Gcnnzznno In HH 1831, and for a long period was, tho HH pupal nuncio at Vienna. Only re- HH c-eutly he was appointed vice chan- HH ccllor of tlio holy seat to succeed tho BHj late Cnrdlnnl Pnrocehl, and It Is sug- H; gosted ho was designated for tho post BBV- becauso ho was becoming too power- BHj fill politically. Ho has been as near- HB ly as It Is pos8lblo for n cardinal to BBs bo an openly avowed candidate for BH- the papacy. BW Cardinal Satolll was mado a card I- HH mil while he was In America, being HB consecrated by Cardinal GthboiiB. Ho BH sorved for many years as tho papal BH dologato at Washington. BH Cardinal Jerome Maria Oottl Is a BH , native of Gonoa and wns born In 1834. H Ho is tho opo's candidate for tho H papacy, and Pope Loo has repeatedly BH I loforrcd to him as "my successor," BH i and has ahown In many ways thnt BH ho would bo ploased to bavo his place BH r llllod by Cardinal Oottl, who haa been BH an earnest and zealous workor. Tho BH host purl of his career has been In BH ' South Amorlcn, where bo Is greatly BH I beloved. BH. , Cardlual Giuseppe Saito, who is the HB cardinal patriarch of Venice, Is tho HT strougost candidate outsldo of Homo. I r BV 9 Cardinal Oregila. Bb j ' i . BBV-3 Ho was born at ltleso, In dloceso of BM y, Fariso, In 1835, and was mada'a curdl- IhB In k.y Cardinal Oroglia, whoso full name Is I-ulgl Oregila dl Stefano, was born in llono Vnglonna, dloceso of Mondovl, Italy, July 9, 182S, Ho studied at tho Academy of Home and gained prominence promi-nence in theology and lniigungo. I.nter he becamo n Jesuit novice. Ho was ordulnod to tho secular priesthood In 185G and was a priest at tho pontifical court during tho temporal power of Popo Pius IX. In 1858 ho wns appointed ap-pointed nn officer in chnncory In tho Human tribunal and In 1870 wns papal nunfc nt Lisbon. Throo years later Popo Plus created him a cardlnnl. Ho Is dean of tho college of cardinals, camorlengo of tho Holy Homan Church, nrchchancollor of tho Roman university, prefect of tho Congregation Congrega-tion of Ceremonies, nud, In addition to other honors, Is protector of about twenty leading Catholic societies throughout tho world. THE ELECTION OF A POPE. Impresilve Ceremonies Mark Proceedings Pro-ceedings of the Cardinals. Tho ceremonies attendant upon tho election of a now popo by tho sacred collego of cardinals aro imprcsstvo and elaborate. Tho conclavo must as-seniblo as-seniblo ton days after tho death of tlio popo. First tho mass of tho Holy Ghost Is chanted in the cbapol of St. Gregory. Then tho cardinals go In procession, two and two, according to their rank, surrounded by tlio Swiss guard and singing "Vonl Creator Splrltus," to tako possession of tho cells assigned to each by lot. These cells nro erected In a hall of tho Vatican communlcntlng with tho Slstlno chapel. They aro morofrnmo-works morofrnmo-works of wood, hung with fringed cur-talus, cur-talus, Five aro ;lecn In hue, becauso their occupants wero created by Plus IX. Tlio drapery of fifty-two will bo of violet, because their occupants nro creations of Leo XIII. On ono side of each coll is n cur- Cardinal Satolll. tallied doorway, ovor which tho oar-dlnnl's oar-dlnnl's armorials aro shown, and hlghor still Is a llttlo swinging win-il win-il v. Each cardinal has a bed, a ta-L'.n ta-L'.n and a chair. Thrco hours after sunset doors aro shut and walled up on tho Insldo with mnsoury. Guards on tho outside watch every avenue. Tho cardinal camorlengo and tho cardlnnl dean attend at-tend to this. Tlio npostollo prothon-otnrlcs prothon-otnrlcs write it as an net of tho conclavo. con-clavo. Ono door is not wnllod up, In caso Bomo cardinal or conclavist must neods retire because of Illness. Such may not return. Thero la a lock on' each sldo of this door. Tho outsldo key Is with tho Prlnco Savelll, hereditary heredi-tary marshal of tho church. Tho cardlnnl car-dlnnl cnmerlongo holds tho Inside key. Kach day at iloon nnd sunset the ofllceis of the cardinals' households como to tho square of St. Poter In tholr masters' chariots. Thero they bbbbbbbEhbbbbbbbbbbbbI go afoot to tho major domo of tho conclnvo, demanding meals for their masters. Meats are given to them In baskets. They enter tho palaco of the Vatican Vati-can and carry tho basket to an open ing which tho mason of tho conclnvo makes from tho Interior through tho wnll. At this opening they cry their mas-tors' mas-tors' names, anil each squlro of each cardinal responds In turn, receiving the basket of food. Tho Slstlno chnpel has been fur nlshed for tho conclave. On both sides thrones nro set, having canopios which can bo let down by pulling on a cord. Tho reason of this will presently pres-ently bo mado plain. On a long tnblo beforo tho altar aro silver basins full of voting papers. These aro blank. On tho altar aro two great chalices of gold with patens. Hero Is nlso tho oath which every cardinal must swear before ho records1 his vote. Thero aro flvo ways by which a popo may bo elected: 1. Uy compromise I. o., when tho pfPf! Cardinal Rampolla. cardinals appoint n committee of thomselvos with power to name the pope. 2. I)y Inspiration I. e when a body of cardinals put themselves to shout: "Tho Jesuit cardlnnl Is popo!" or "The cardlnnl of Westminster is popo!" by which method other voices aro attracted attract-ed and tho minimum mnjority of two-thirds two-thirds plus one attained. 3. Hy adoration 1. e., when a minimum min-imum mnjority of two-thirds plus ono of cardinals go spontaneously to adore a cortalu cardinal of their college. 4. Hy scrutiny I. e when ench cardinal car-dinal records a veto In wrting secretly. secret-ly. A popo Is rarely found by scrutiny. 5, .Hy accosslon I. o., when tho scrutiny having failed to gio tho minimum min-imum majority of two-thirds plus one to any cardinal, tho opponents of him whoso tally Is highest shall accede to him. Tho first three ways are obsolete, and theso two scrutiny nnd accession alono need to bo considered. Their eminences tako great caro that uono shall overlook them whllo thoy write and seal their voto. Each cardinal In turn takes his fold-oil fold-oil voting paper between tho thumb and Index finger of his ringed right hand, holding It aloft in low of all. So. nnd alono, ho goes to tho nltar, makes his gcnufloxlon on tho lowest tip, on tho hlghost stop ho swears his oath aloud that his voto Is free On tho paten which covers one of tl grent golden chnllces Ifo lays his voting paper. Ho tilts tho paten till the paper Blldcs from It Into tho chalice. chal-ice. Ho replaces tho paten ns a cover and returns unattended to his throne. At tho end tho last scrutineer takoi the folded voting papers ono by one, hlfib nnd slowly, so that all may count them, nnd puts them from tho full Into tlio ompty chalice. If tliern 'bo moid or fewer vctlnr paporr than thoro bo cardliinls ikcs- ent ho burns them all, and their eminences emi-nences must voto again. Hut when the number of voting papers pa-pers equals tho number of cardinal present tho first cardinal bishop, tho first cardlnnl priest and tho first cardinal car-dinal deacon bring the chalice full of voting papers from tho altar to tho table of scrutiny. Thoy retire and tho scrutineers npproach tho tablo and faco the sacred college. The first scrutineer empties tho chalice onto tho tnblo. Ono by ono ho opens the folded voting papers, looks at tho name of the cardinal on each and passes the paper to tho second sec-ond scrutineer. This ono also looks and passes the paper to tho third scrutineer, who reads tho nnmo aloud. The voting papers are filed by tho third scrutineer and 'placed In tho empty chalice. This counting is repeated a second time, and the voting papers ro-exnm-lned by tho threo scrutineers. When the scrutiny brings forth no popo with a majority of two-thirds plus one, the sacred collego tries election by accession. Fresh voting papers aro used, on which the cardinals who wish to vote in favor of him who tallied highest In the scrutiny will wrlto: "I accedo to the Lord Soraflno, Lord Cardinal of FrascatI," or "I accedo to the Lord Dominic Mary, Lord Cardinal of Tyre." Those accessions aro placed in the challco on the altar with tho ceremonies of the scrutiny, but tho oath Is not resworn. If no one yet attains tho minimum majority of two-thirds plus ono that Is to say, thirty-seven votes tho conclavo con-clavo will rotlro from tho Slstlno chapel until tho following day, and tho Ineffectual votes aro burned, This procedure obtains day after day until nil cliques aro brokon down, all doubts have disappeared, until tho fiQPKs Cardinal Svampa. Holy Spirit sends his light to lighten tho minds of men that they may see tho will of God and glvo It force. When at last a popo has been elected elect-ed three apostolic prothonotarles record re-cord tho act of conclavo and all tho cardinals sign and seal It. The cardinal car-dinal dean demands tho new pope's consent to his own election and the now name by which ho wishes to be known. (Tnls custom of changing his name nrose with Popa Serglus IIL whoso own cognomen was unpresentable unpresent-able Osporcl.) Each cardinal releases tho cord of tne canopy of his tin ono, which folds down. No one may remain covored In the presenco of tho popo. A now ring tho ring of tho fisherman Is given to tlio sovereign pontiff. Tho first and second cardinal deacons dea-cons conduct his holiness to the rear of tho altar with the masters of ceremonies cere-monies and tho Augustlnlan sacristan. They tako away his cardlnalltlal scarlet scar-let and vest him in a cassock of white taffeta, with cincture, a fair white linen lin-en rochet, and the papal stole, a crimson crim-son almuco, and shoes of crimson cloth, ombrohlorcd In gold. The now popo tits upon ' chair bo-fore bo-fore the altar of tho Slst ne chapol and tho cardinal dean, tho ijovd Louis Oregila dl rianto Stefano who Is Os-tla's Os-tla's and Velletrl's bishop, followed by other eminences In tholr order, kneels to adore his holiness, kissing tho cross upon his shoo, tho ring upon his hand, whorent tho Bovorelgn pontiff pon-tiff makes the kneoler rlso nnd ac- ps w Cardinal Seraflno Vannutelll, cords tho Kiss of peace on both chocks. Ttien tho master mason breaks open tho wnllodup door. Tho first cardinal deacon goes to tho balcony of St. Peter's and to tho iity and the world proclaims, "I announce to you great Joy. Wo have a popo." |
