Conclave to elect new pope to start on May 7

[quote] The 16th-century Sistine Chapel, where conclaves are held beneath the gaze of Michelangelo's masterpiece frescoes, was closed to tourists on Monday to ready the space for an election that mixes ancient ritual with modern, anti-spying technologies.

[quote] The previous two conclaves, held in 2005 and 2013, lasted just two days. But Swedish cardinal Anders Arborelius said on Monday that the coming ballot may take longer, as many of the cardinals appointed by Pope Francis have never met each other.

[quote] Francis made a priority of appointing the red-hatted "Princes of the Church" from countries that had never had them, such as Myanmar, Haiti, Rwanda and Arborelius' own Sweden.

[quote] "We don't know each other," said Arborelius.

[quote] The earliest the conclave could have begun was May 6, the Vatican said. Starting it a day later means cardinals will have slightly more time for their daily general discussions ahead of the momentous ballot.

[quote] Around 190 cardinals took part in Monday's meeting, including roughly 100 electors, the Vatican said.

Wow, so there could be a new Pope by mid-May.

I have a very, very strong feeling that the next Pope will be American.

[quote]I have a very, very strong feeling that the next Pope will be American.

I have a very, very strong feeling you are wrong.

Is this the ritual where we wait to see what color smoke comes out of a certain special chimney?

Time to start watching "The Shoes of the Fisherman."

[quote]Wow, so there could be a new Pope by mid-May.

r1 That much was never in question, every outlet has been reporting that it would be done by around the 15th because it always takes roughly that long.

Catty cardinal can't wait to see who got fat since last conclave

Let’s have a conclave!

Turkson nearly overtook Parolin in the odds yesterday.

Meaningless

Not necessarily. With so many electors around, there might be some leakage. And I'm sure there are group chats going on among their assistant twinks as well, as they use this opportunity to get off in Rome.

[quote]With so many electors around, there might be some leakage

Pics please.

Welcome to conclave week, bitches!

We might have a new pope this time next week already. Sundays just don't hit right without a pope in the Vatican.

Habemus Papam!

You’ll have a pope by Saturday.

I'm thinking it'll be a European pope....they had their first Latin American last time so they'll swing back to Europe.

American is definitely a no. It usually is but since the world hates us, there's no way they'd elect an American.

And, I doubt African is likely. They're all very conservative...with the irony that the WHITE conservative Catholics would freak out if they picked a black Pope.

Asian could slip through though.

[quote]American is definitely a no. It usually is but since the world hates us, there's no way they'd elect an American.

100% agreed R15.

[quote]Asian could slip through though.

I'm hoping it will be Cardinal Tagle from the Philippines. He is known as the "Asian Francis".

I just finished reading Conclave by Robert Harris.

The rest of us watched the movie.

Crossing my fingers we get the woke Filipino pope!

We could get the transexual

[quote]There have also been concerns raised about Tagle’s performance in administrative roles. “Tagle is considered intelligent, a good theologian, and a good communicator. But in many ways he has not been a very good administrator in some of the jobs he’s had in the Vatican. He has not proven himself in that role,” Charles Collins, managing editor of Crux, a publication that focuses on the Vatican and the Catholic Church, is quoted as telling NBC.

[quote]In 2022, Pope Francis removed Tagle along with the entire management team of Caritas Internationalis, appointing a commissioner to run it, following accusations of bullying and humiliation of employees.

He's gonna run the Vatican into the ground if elected, lol.

hilarious

Team Fiennes!

A whole lot of kicking and wig pulling now going on

Mind your hems, girls!

Yes, campaigning and backroom deals pretty much 24/7 since Francis' funeral, I'd imagine. Well, even before that.

Great article on the subject, with a really nice cover shot to boot. That's St Peter with his key in the foreground.

[quote]There is no limit as to how long a conclave can last when electing a new Pope. One vote will be held on the first day of voting. If this vote is not decisive, over the next two days, two votes will be held in the morning, and two more in the afternoon. If a decision still has not been made after three days, a break of up to one day is permitted, allowing for prayer and discussion amongst cardinals. But this process can continue indefinitely, until a majority is reached.

So we're getting nine votes in three days, starting Wednesday. Busy beavers, those electors.

[quote]If a majority is not met, then the ballot papers will be added to a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene and sulfur to create the black smoke. A different recipe of potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin will be added to the papers and burned to create white smoke if a Pope has been elected.

A whole fucking science involved.

[quote]In 1274, Gregory X declared that for future elections on a new Pope, cardinals should be locked away in seclusion "cum clave," the Latin for "with a key."

So why isn't it called a cumclave?

I want to know if any of them later leak that Trump's name was actually considered?

Trump is not a baptized Catholic. He's not eligible.

biting, kicking, pushing, hissing & WHISPERING

And vaping.

It's too bad they can't make it into a reality show. It would be more exciting than Eurovision!

I'm hearing Rome's Grindr servers are nearing capacity.

r34 If they dilly-dally enough, we might get a new pope DURING Eurovision next week.

Oh, I am sure they will select the new pope before Eurovision.

Toupee snatching, unfounded rumor starting, wine poisoning

I think I like the latin name best...."Cum Cave"

Or as we call it, r37, the good old days.

Who will be King of the Popes?

Panty raids, water balloons, mean girl cardinals cliques

too many ssshes