The choice of a new pope is a serious matter in the Vatican. Let this be evidenced by the fact that A mobile phone signal will be turned off during the conclave time in the Vatican.
At 10 On Wednesday, the cardinals will gather in the Basilica of Saint Peter at the Mass Pro Eligendo Papa, i.e. for the election of the Pope. It will be presided over by a 91-year-old dean of the Cardinal College, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.
At 16.30 The entry into the conclave will start. Electors and people participating in the first part of the inauguration will go from the Pauline chapel to the Sistine Chapel in a procession, which will be accompanied by the song “Veni Creator”, calling for the help of the Holy Spirit.
The electors will take the oath, promising to keep the secret of the choice and meticulously follow all the provisions.
Then each cardinal will take an oath, putting his hand on the Gospel.
When all cardinals do this, the master of papal liturgical ceremonies Archbishop Diego Ravelli will issue the “Extra Omnes” command, signaling that only electors remain in the Sistine Chapel, and other people must leave it. The place of election of the pope is then closed.
In the chapel there will still be a master of the ceremony and a previously elected priest who will consider the task of waiting electors and the need to act for the good of the Universal Church. It will be a preacher of the Papal House, 90-year-old Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, whose sermons were listened to by John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Franciszek.
After making considerations, the Italian cardinal will leave the chapel with the ceremony master. When most cardinals will assess that nothing prevents you from starting to start the choice of choice, it can start.
On the first day, on Wednesday in the late afternoon, there will be only one vote. You need a majority of two -thirds of votes; At 133 electors it is 89.
The cardinals remain closed until the election of the Pope, with breaks for meals and accommodation at the House of Saint Marta.
During the conclave, electors cannot watch television, listen to the radio, read newspapers, use online media. They can move around the Vatican and walk on a specially secured part of the Vatican gardens, but they cannot communicate in any way with people not related to the selection of the pope.
Starting from Thursday, there will be two votes a day – in the morning and afternoon.
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When will we meet a new pope?
Father prof. Andrzej Kobyliński, head of the UKSW Ethics Department in Warsaw, told the Polish press agency that Most likely on Thursday we will know the name of the new pope. He explained that this is due to the clearly outlined three factions inside the college.
-It shows mainly from the fact that coalitions among electrical cardinals are already very clearly outlined. Many Vaticanists write about it. Everything indicates that before the start of the conclave there are three factions: radically liberal, which can count on 50-60 votes, central-liberal, which can count on 35-40 votes and conservative, which can count on 30-35 votes – calculated Fr. prof. Kobyliński.
According to him, “the first round of voting, which is scheduled for May 7, (on the first day of the conclave) will most likely confirm this division of votes.”
– It will be decisive whether two liberal factions: radical and central will get along by themselvesthus obtaining two -thirds of electoral votes, i.e. at least 89, choosing your own candidate for the pope, or the conservative faction will be able to obtain additional supporters, creating a blocking minority, i.e. collecting at least 45 votes – explained Fr. prof. Kobyliński.
– If the conservative fraction manages to collect 45 votes, then they will influence which of the liberal cardinals will be able to be chosen as a new pope. However, if the support for this wing is smaller, then the position of cardinals with conservative views will not have any influence on the choice of 267. Successor of Saint. Peter, “he said.
133 cardinals, the most in history, will take part in the conclave. Of these, 51 comes from Europe, 16 from North America, four from Central America, 17 from South America, 23 from Asia, 18 from Africa and four from Oceania. Two cardinals-electricians gave up arrival in Rome because of their health. Four cardinals from Poland will take part in the selection of the Pope: Stanisław Ryłko, Kazimierz Nycz, Konrad Krajewski and Grzegorz Ryś.
