Jus Exclusivae
Yesterday was the Feast of Pope St Pius X, and reading about him I learned what jus exclusivae means, or meant.
Guiseppe Melchiorre Sarto was born in the Kingdom of Lombardy - Venetia in the Austrian Empire (although it's now part of Italy). His father may have been a Polish immigrant but his official Vatican biography doesn't mention it. Anyway, he was ordained a priest in 1858 and a Cardinal in 1893. In 1903, Pope Leo XIII died. The favorite to succeed him was his secretary, Cardinal Mariano Rampolla. From Wikipedia:
"On the first ballot, Rampolla received 24 votes, Gotti had 17 votes, and Sarto five votes. On the second ballot, Rampolla had gained five votes, as did Sarto. The next day, it seemed that Rampolla would be elected. However, the veto (jus exclusivae) against Rampolla's nomination, by Polish Cardinal Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko from Krakow in the name of Emperor Franz Joseph (1848–1916) of Austria - Hungary, was proclaimed. Many in the conclave, including Rampolla, protested the veto, and it was even suggested that he be elected pope despite the veto.
On the following morning, the fifth vote of the conclave was taken, and the count had Rampolla with 10 votes, Gotti with two votes, and Sarto with 50 votes. Thus, on 4 August 1903, Cardinal Sarto was elected to the pontificate. This marked the last time a veto would be exercised by a Catholic monarch in the proceedings of the conclave."
The Catholic Encyclopedia defines jus exclusiae as:
" The alleged competence of the more important Catholic countries, Austria, France, and Spain to indicate to their respective cardinal protector or cardinal procurator, those members of the Sacred College who were personæ minus gratæ, so that, if there was a possibility of one of these becoming pope the authorized cardinal might, before the decisive ballot, give his veto, in the name of his government, against such election."
Three other things about Pope Pius X...
1) "He was also on one occasion chided by Rome's social leaders for refusing to make his (Pius X's) peasant sisters papal countesses, to which he responded 'I have made them sisters of the pope; what more can I do for them?'
2) He was the last Pope without a Doctorate.
3) He is the Patron of the Diocese of Cape Girardeau.
Guiseppe Melchiorre Sarto was born in the Kingdom of Lombardy - Venetia in the Austrian Empire (although it's now part of Italy). His father may have been a Polish immigrant but his official Vatican biography doesn't mention it. Anyway, he was ordained a priest in 1858 and a Cardinal in 1893. In 1903, Pope Leo XIII died. The favorite to succeed him was his secretary, Cardinal Mariano Rampolla. From Wikipedia:
"On the first ballot, Rampolla received 24 votes, Gotti had 17 votes, and Sarto five votes. On the second ballot, Rampolla had gained five votes, as did Sarto. The next day, it seemed that Rampolla would be elected. However, the veto (jus exclusivae) against Rampolla's nomination, by Polish Cardinal Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko from Krakow in the name of Emperor Franz Joseph (1848–1916) of Austria - Hungary, was proclaimed. Many in the conclave, including Rampolla, protested the veto, and it was even suggested that he be elected pope despite the veto.
On the following morning, the fifth vote of the conclave was taken, and the count had Rampolla with 10 votes, Gotti with two votes, and Sarto with 50 votes. Thus, on 4 August 1903, Cardinal Sarto was elected to the pontificate. This marked the last time a veto would be exercised by a Catholic monarch in the proceedings of the conclave."
The Catholic Encyclopedia defines jus exclusiae as:
" The alleged competence of the more important Catholic countries, Austria, France, and Spain to indicate to their respective cardinal protector or cardinal procurator, those members of the Sacred College who were personæ minus gratæ, so that, if there was a possibility of one of these becoming pope the authorized cardinal might, before the decisive ballot, give his veto, in the name of his government, against such election."
Three other things about Pope Pius X...
1) "He was also on one occasion chided by Rome's social leaders for refusing to make his (Pius X's) peasant sisters papal countesses, to which he responded 'I have made them sisters of the pope; what more can I do for them?'
2) He was the last Pope without a Doctorate.
3) He is the Patron of the Diocese of Cape Girardeau.
posted by jope @ August 22, 2013
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