Capitolo 74
actions for him, respond to foreigners, commands its subjects, special messenger
the wish of the Pope, and not unfrequently imposes his really on him.
This second-hand dictator is the better rights for the world for
misusing his/her power. If he could hope to succeed his/her master and use
the crown in its turn, is probable that he puts an example, or ago a show, of everybody
the virtues. But it is impossible for a Minister of State to be
Chosen pope. Not only it is opposite custom to him but human nature
it prevents him. Never wants the Cardinals in assembled conclave both of accord among
each other to crown the man that has dominated them all during a kingdom.
Old Lambruschini had taken all of his/her measures to assure his/her election.
There were very little Cardinals that had not promised him to their voices,
and still it was Pius IX. who climbed the throne. The illustrious one
Consalvi, one of the great men of state of our age made the same attempt
with as small success. After such examples it is clear that Cardinal
Antonelli doesn't have any opportunity to reach the tiara; and therefore no
interest in to do good.
If he could hope at least that the successor of Pius IX. it would hold back
he in his/her functions, is probable that he observes a small caution. But it has
never it still happened that the same Minister of State has reigned under
two Popes. It will never happen such event, because it never has
happened. We am in an earth where the very humble servant is the future
of the past. Tradition completely it requires that a new Pope owes
dishonor his/her predecessor's favourite, from way of beginning his
Papacy with a hit of the popularity.
This way every Minister of State is duly warned that every whenever his/her master
taken the road he has to be lost again turned to the sky, in the ground of common ownership
herd of the Sacred university. He feels, therefore, that he should do
the better possible use of his/her time.
He has, besides, the comfortable insurance that after his/her dishonor,