After the death of a Pope, The responsibility of choosing the new leader of the Catholic Church It falls on the Cardenalicio College.
The conclave, which It takes place after the days saved by mourning in the Vatican, It is the meeting of the sloping for this task.
The cardinals gather in isolation, without cell phones or other devices, while making a series of voting for the choice.
This conclave will be somewhat different, because it will be the most international in history, by having representatives of remote places in the world.
It will also have A good amount of glitters chosen directly by the late Pope Francis.
How long does a conclave last?
Conclaves are not governed by a certain duration. And voting rounds They should be repeated until a candidate achieves at least thirds of the voting.
Agree the chain Europa press, In this conclave that represents at least 89 votes, since there are 133 cardinals who may vote according to their age (under 80 years old).
In the Vatican, this Wednesday 7, from around 8 hours of Guatemala, The conclave will begin in which four votes are planned A day: 2 hours (from Guatemala), 4 hours, 9 hours and 11 hours, until a winner is reached.
Several of the cardinals said they believe it will be a short conclave, About two days, taking into account that the last potatoes were chosen in one day.
Many of the cardinals have already expressed that they are very clear who will vote; however, It has also been warned that the new voters could extend the process. Thus, a conclave can last hours, days or extend for weeks.
What rites come after choosing a Pope?
In each vote, If there is no winner, the ballots are burned in the fireplace installed in the Vatican on the Sistine Chapel (Black Smoke). Finally, after a vote in which a Pope is elected, the ballots are mixed with an additive and this produces white smoke from the fireplace.
So That is the sign that a new Pope has been chosen (Habemus Papam).
According to Radio France International, After his choice, “the chosen cardinal must answer two questions from the dean: Do you accept your canonical choice for Supreme Pontiff? and What do you want to be called?. If you respond yes to the first, it becomes Pope and Bishop of Rome.
The new Pope, then, can retire to the “tears room.” It is a site that is prepared in the Sistine Chapel with the dresses of the new pontiff of several sizes. It is called that Because it is the place where the chosen relieves the emotion that has contained so far.
After this rite, one by one Cardinals must express to the new Pope a gesture of respect and swear obedience and fidelity.
After that, from the balcony of the Basilica of San Pedro, Cardinal Protodiácono announces Habemus Papam, remember Radio France International.
So The new Pope appears before the faithful to impart the blessing call Urbi et Orbi (To the city and the world).
The new pontiff is fully installed as Pedro’s successor, with his new fisherman’s ring, during the celebration of the first Mass as Pope, that takes place for a while after the election in the Vatican.