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hrmjustin

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14. Any baptized catholic male can be elected pope.

Reply to sad-cafe (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 12:34 AM

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so what is the process for the new pope elections [View all] sad-cafe Feb 2013 OP

They lock the cardinals into a room until they send white smoke Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #1

and they are voting on candidates? sad-cafe Feb 2013 #3

No media is allowed and the check for bugs. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #7

no poperatzi ? oldhippydude Feb 2013 #17

no. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #20

No media, no cellphones, no nothing. A bunch of guys in isolation. With red hats. nt MADem Feb 2013 #9

I think all the Cardinals are cloistered and vote twice a day. the color of the smoke tells those upaloopa Feb 2013 #2

The cardinals go into the Sistine Chapel and have four ballots a day. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #4

so they have to be "on the right track" cardinals/bishops ect? sad-cafe Feb 2013 #8

Any baptized catholic male can be elected pope. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #14

which is greater in rank sad-cafe Feb 2013 #24

Cardinal Mz Pip Feb 2013 #38

A lay person could be elected Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #15

Has it ever, do you know? RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #28

The last layman was elected in the 16th or 17th century. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #32

When I was in little league I got traded from the Cardinals to the Yanks. Skink Feb 2013 #36

has it taken many votes sad-cafe Feb 2013 #21

In the past 200 years it has never gone past 14 ballots. JPII won on the 8th ballot with 90-99 hrmjustin Feb 2013 #23

so it is very much a huge ordeal sad-cafe Feb 2013 #25

They know everything there is to know on all the cardinals. The reason Benedict became pope is hrmjustin Feb 2013 #27

Lock 'em up, they vote, if they don't have a consensus, they burn the ballots MADem Feb 2013 #5

a lot of pagentry sad-cafe Feb 2013 #12

the Church loves their symbols ........ Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #19

Well, I think you'd probably have to ask them. I think it's a load of tradition, MADem Feb 2013 #37

When they have chosen the new pop, the smoke that comes out of the sistene chapel applegrove Feb 2013 #6

Republicans require voter ID and poll tax Bigbluebrush Feb 2013 #10

Instead of at the Vatican, they are meeting at Hedonism II resort in Jamaica NightWatcher Feb 2013 #11

a game of jump rope, some hawk poo, 47 brass nails and a pint of Adrenochrome are required snooper2 Feb 2013 #13

are specific people invited? sad-cafe Feb 2013 #16

the top contenders usually have to get elected within the first 5 ballots or it is unlikely they hrmjustin Feb 2013 #22

I find the whole thing fascinating if a bit archaic sad-cafe Feb 2013 #18

Most of it was developed over the past 1000 years. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #26

thank you. This is very interesting information sad-cafe Feb 2013 #29

Benedicts main opposition came from the retired Archbishop of Milan and he said no hrmjustin Feb 2013 #31

so typically it will be within a week or two sad-cafe Feb 2013 #33

Most likely the conclave will start by the end of next week or the monday of the following week. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #35

Yes. Here is the wiki entry for the College of Cardinals. DURHAM D Feb 2013 #30

sounds like I have some research to do sad-cafe Feb 2013 #34