Conclave is running – still no smoke

Pope Francis is dead. The head of the Roman Catholic Church died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Believers mourning the man around the world Movement away from the dogma and to people wanted to do it towards people. Now his successor is chosen. We report about it live on the blog:

Due to pneumonia, Pope Francis was in the hospital for 38 days in spring. Most recently, he stayed in his residence in the Vatican. On Easter Sunday, he had donated the blessing Urbi et Orbi to tens of thousands of believers. He already looked very weak.

How things go after the Pope’s death is very precisely regulated. Church history professor Jörg Ernesti answers the most important questions about the conclave. For example, what happens immediately after the death of Franzikus: the Camerlengo, the cardinal treasurer, has to officially determine his death and lead the official business in the Sedisvakanz, the Pope’s time. « Although he is not allowed to issue laws, for example. His tasks are also recorded in detail, in an » apostolic constitution « by John Paul II from 1996. In the entire course of the Pope election, the conclave, is described in detail, » says Ernesti.

Said Camerlengo is Cardinal Farrell, he is now organizing the conclave, among other thingsso the pope choice. During this time, he will strictly make sure that no information is penetrated.