Throughout the decades, the strict ceremonial of the conclave has changed in the Catholic Church.
This will be the vote to choose the new Pope.
If something has barely changed in the Catholic church Throughout the decades it has been strict Ceremonial of the conclave, The vote of the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel to choose the new Pope.
They are no longer listed without eating until they choose a pontiff and has changed the number of glitter, but the strict rules that will serve “guided by the Holy Spirit“To give a new Pedro’s successor.
Dinner
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Tradition dictates that all Cardinals voters, that in this case there will be 133 after two casualties, they will move the afternoon before the start of the conclave to the Santa Marta housethe residence inside the Vatican Where he lived Francisco, For dinner together. From that moment they will remain isolated from the world, totally incommunicado.
The initial mass
The next morning, the dean of the Cardenalicio CollegeGiovanni Battista Re, will celebrate the Mass “Pro choosing dad”, Open to all the faithful in the Basilica of San Pedro.
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The procession
In the afternoon the cardinals will go in procession to the Sistine chapelinvoking the assistance of the Holy Spirit with the song of Veni Creator.
The ‘extra omnes’
At the end of the oath within the Sistine, the master of the liturgical celebrations, Diego Ravelli, will proclaim the ‘extra omnes’, (all outside) and the doors will be closed and only the cardinals remain inside and will proceed to a first vote.
Prayers
Every day the cardinals will celebrate the Mass and then move to the Sistine Chapel, where at 9.00 in the morning they will pray the ‘Laudes’ and after the second vote of the afternoon, the voters will pray the eve.
The vote
The Cardinals They will vote twice in the morning (immediately after laudes) and twice in the afternoon (at 4.00 in the afternoon local time) there are currently 133 voters, so 88 votes are needed among the cardinals to be chosen in Pedro’s successor.
The ‘fumatta’ (smoke)
Every two votes, the ballots in which the cardinals have written their candidate burn in a stove inside the Sistine Chapel. The smoke leaves a fireplace located on the roof of the Sistine Chapel: one could form around 12.00 noon, another at 7:00 at night. If the smoke comes out before these hours, Pope has chosen.
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The bells
Once the election will be made, it will come out White smoke The six bells of San Pedro in celebration will sound from the fireplace and at the same time.
The “Hall of Tears”
In the sacristy of the Sistine chapel A room is prepared with the dresses of the new pontiff of several sizes. This is the “Hall of Tears”, called that because it is the place where the chosen relieves the emotion that has contained so far.
The voting procedure
– The last deacon cardinal chooses three scrutineers, three auditors and three collaborators
– The Masters of ceremonies They give at least two or three white ballots to each voter, then leave the Sistine Chapel.
– Each cardinal secretly fills the ballot, writing “clearly, with a letter as recognizable as possible, the name of the person who chooses.”
– Then bend the ballot in half and, holding it high and clearly visible, is directed to the altar, near which the scrutinery
– Cardinal swears: “I invoke Christ the Lord, That he will judge me, as a witness that my vote is given to whom, according to God, I think it must be chosen. “
– At the end of the vote, the first scrutador shakes the ballot box several times to mix the ballots and the third scruty transfers the ballots, one by one, to another chalice. If the number of ballots corresponds to the total number of voters, proceed to count.
– The scrutineers sit at a table placed in front of the altar. The first scrutador opens one card at a time and reads the name. The second repeats the procedure. The third scrutador writes the name and reads it out loud, then drills the cards with a needle and links them all with a thread
– The shrimp collect the notes and write an act with the result. All papers burn in the stove, with a chemical additive to change the color of the “smoke”
