Pope chooses the Vatican – find out everything about the conclave!

– Rome is full; Pilgrims, believers, accommodation in the Italian capital are no longer available everywhere. Masses on St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, it is a pleasure to see people walk in front of St. Peter’s Cathedral, many people with the occasional population of the papers, the church leaders are direct, talk to passers-by-describes the Vatican and Rome. Hungarian kurir His editor -in -chief when we ask you to tell you what to be in the Vatican. In Rome, the expectation reigns, not to see extra security measures yet, although smaller units of security are present in public spaces. Rome and the world are waiting for the conclave that begins today, that is, the Pope’s choice event.

The word conclave comes from the Latin term « cum clavis », or in fact refers to the choice behind closed doors. It indicates the moment when the papal choice is shaken by the venue, the Vatican Sixtus Chapel door, and then starts the often-day vote. The conclave is attended by the Cardinals of the Catholic Church under the age of 80 at the time of the Pope’s death. This year there are 135 people, 133 of them arrived in Rome, two remaining away due to illness. The election of the new Pope requires two -thirds of the cardinals.

Cardinals live their lives in a strict order during the Pope’s election, they can only move in the Vatican area, and can travel between the St. Martha House, which is in their place of residence and the Sixtus Chapel. The strictest secrecy It applies to them during the conclave, nothing can leak. « The Cardinal, who is breaking my confidentiality, is waiting for himself, » István Kuzmányi pointed out, adding that the Pope alone could be exempt from secrecy, but there was no such thing as so far. There is only one record of the procedure, which is placed in the secret Vatican archives at the end of the conclave. While there is no specific list of what church fathers can bring with them to the conclave, all devices that can be used to provide information to the outside world, ie mobiles, tablets, notebooks cannot be used. With the exception of St. Peter’s Square, the Internet service will be turned off throughout the Vatican for the time of the conclave, so the relationship at the Papal Center will be interrupted by one and a half hours before the high priests’ entry.

What is the conclave process?

After moving into the papal choice cardinals, Mass, lunch, and then siesta follow, then move into the Sixtus Chapel, then locked up and the door is closed.

Today, on Wednesday, a voting round will be held, resulting in the first smoke of the first smoke is expected around seven to eight o’clock in the evening. On the other days, the cardinals meet in the morning and afternoon, with each vote round at each meeting. If they do not succeed in the first vote, they do not take a break, but start the second round right away. Smoke alarm – this as known, white, if you have the new Pope and black, if the choice was unsuccessful – they will only be given after the first round when the papal choice was successful, but the second round is always indicated by the outside world, whether or not to choose a Pope. On the second, third and fourth days, this scenario will be chosen, with a rest on the fifth day in the event of failure, and the election will continue for another three days a day. If there was no pope for the church afterwards, the circle of electables would be narrowed down to the two candidates who received the most votes. True, for such a protracted procedure in the XX. There has been no example since the beginning of the 20th century.

How is the new Pope to choose?

« Extra omnes! » The call sounds at the beginning of the conclave, and everyone who has no right to vote must leave a venue. Cardinals then consult, contemplate, and then vote. With their voting card, they make the following oath after the urn:

I call the Lord Christ, who will judge me to give my vote to whom I consider to be elected by God’s will

– They’ll cast their vote.

If the vote was successful, the Dean of the Cardinal College or the Cardinal of the Age President will ask the elected question: « Do you accept your canon law’s election as Pope? » If you get an affirmative answer, you ask: « How do you want to call yourself? » – Then it will be decided how the next head of the church will be called. By the way, the new Pope is in office from that moment on, no further ceremony is needed. Subsequently, the ceremony will prepare a document for the election and recorded name of the new Pope.

Peter Erdő is a chance for the papacy?

Péter Erdő, a Hungarian cardinal, the Archbishop of Esztergom -Budapest has been referred to as the prospect of successor candidates since the death of Pope Francis. The 72 -year -old Hungarian high priest is a renowned canon lawyer, theologian and a well -known leader of the Catholic Church. The BBC articulate: Forest is well known among African cardinals – this is a chance because the Catholic Church has strengthened significantly on the African continent in recent decades – and has also worked on Catholic relations with the Orthodox Church. The Independent Forest Peter it is highlighted as a favorite of the conservativeswho can be the main challenger of Pope Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, who leads the conclave. Either way, such a near -modern Hungarian ecclesiastical leader has not yet been to St. Peter’s throne.

Peter Erdő, as we have learned, presented a Mass in the title church in the Rome St. Francis Basilica in Rome. The international interest showed that it was actually invaded by the international press.

At the end of his sermon, the Hungarian Cardinal talks about the new Pope awaiting dramatic times, and that St. Peter’s new successor will have to convey the divine answer. The Cardinal then dismantled nearly four hundred postcards to the world of surprise addresses, which were « prayer and love from Rome » and the « Sede Vacante », a special stamp issued for the time of the papal throne.

About the potential of the papal choice In this article We wrote more.