Black smoke means there has not been a two-thirds majority, and another vote will go ahead. White smoke and a new Pope has been elected. As you can see the death of a Pope leads to so much more than just a funeral procession. The electing of a new Pope is something that happens once in a blue moon, but it is meticulously planned and perfectly executed.
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How do we get a new Pope? Whether a Pope dies or retires, the same process takes place to elect a new one. Fifteen days after the death of the Pope, the College of Cardinals begin conclave. What is conclave?
If the right percentage is not met after 12 to 13 days, a simple majority vote may be imposed. Cardinals cannot vote for themselves and may be eliminated from consideration if they campaign for support.
Until a successor has been elected, there will be four ballots a day. The ballot papers are burned in an old stove after every second vote. Different chemicals are mixed in to produce black smoke for an inconclusive vote or white smoke for a successful vote, a signal to the public that a new pope has been chosen. The pope-elect that emerges from the voting is asked whether he accepts becoming the supreme pontiff.
If he answer is yes, he is asked what name he wishes to take. The senior cardinal deacon, at the moment Chilean Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez, will then step onto the central loggia of St. For more than a quarter of a century John Paul II steered the affairs of the Catholic Church and changed the face of the papacy.
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Go to the new dw. More info OK. All votes are then burned. In the past to quicken the process the Cardinals would be only allowed one meal a day if the voting lasted longer than 3 days. If it lasted a further 5 days, the Cardinals were only allowed bread and water. This enforced fasting usually encouraged the Cardinals to come to an agreement as quickly as possible. When the Pope dies, a temporary stove and chimney are attached to the Sistine Chapel.
The stove serves to burn the votes, but its smoke it meant to alert pilgrims on St. Black smoke, or fumata nera , is sent out to inform the world that the Pope has died. After each failed vote e. When a Cardinal receives a two-thirds majority vote white smoke or fumata bianca is sent out to inform the world that we have a new Pope. The Pope then goes to the Room of Tears. The Vatican said Tuesday Francis had eaten breakfast, read the newspapers and had a walk, and that his post-operative recovery was proceeding normally.
Still, his weeklong hospital stay —the first of his papacy — has sparked interest about how papal power is exercised in the Holy See, how it is transferred and under what circumstances. Nothing has changed in his status, role or power since he was elected the th pope on March 13, , even while he underwent three hours of surgery Sunday to remove half of his colon. Francis may be in charge, but he already delegates the day-to-day running of the Vatican and church to a team of officials who operate whether he is in the Apostolic Palace or not, and whether he is conscious or not.
Chief among them is the secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. He was in Strasbourg, France, to commemorate the 1,th anniversary of the death of the patron saint of Alsasce. Other Vatican functions are proceeding normally.
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