This Thursday the cardinals will vote again in the Sistine Chapel to decide who will be Francisco’s successor.
More than two weeks after the death of Pope Francisthis Wednesday began in the Vatican the Conclave To choose your successor. On the first voting day, black smoke came out of the fireplace of the Sistine chapelimplying that an agreement was not yet reached between the 133 Cardinals about the new Supreme Pontiff.
As of tomorrow, four daily voting rounds will be carried out, two in the morning and two in the afternoon, until it is defined who will be the next Dad. After each vote, the smoke that will leave the fireplace will determine what result they arrived: It will be white in case there is a final and black decision if there was still no consensus for the new pontiff.
Like every day, this Thursday there will be a mass conceived by the cardinals, then they will pray the laudes in the Sistine chapel And finally they will proceed to the first round of Voting around 9 (Rome time).
The first smoke of the day is expected to arrive around noon local indicating the result of morning voting. In case there is no agreement, there will be two other rounds of vote from 16 Once this process is over, smoke is expected to return to See around 19.
What happens if the cardinals do not agree on the election of the Pope
This protocol will be extended until one of the cardinals receives two thirds of the votes, the amount necessary to be chosen Pope. In the event that it is extended for several days without a definitive choice, the protocol foresees a pause after three days. From that moment on, the cardinals They will alternate cycles of seven votes with recess until the choice of the new Pope.
In turn, it is expected that if after 24 scrutiny the cardinals fail to agree on the chosen cardinal, They may decide as an absolute majority the way of proceedingbut the requirement to demand a simple majority must never be dispensed with so that the election is valid.
What will happen once you choose the new Pope
When the next Pope is finally chosen, the White smoke on the outskirts of the Sistine Chapel To confirm the successful choice. In addition, the bells of the San Pedro Basilica They will begin to play, announcing the news to the world.
Then the brand new High pontiff He will go to the “Hall of Tears” to dress with papal habits and, finally, from the central balcony of the basilica, The traditional “Habemus Papam” will be proclaimed. This will be the time when the new Pontiff will appear for the first time to the faithful and He will give them their blessing Urbi et Orbi, one of the first actions he performs after his choice.
Source: Ambito
