Pope Francis: On April 23, his body will be put on a popular pilgrimage
Pope Francis died today at the age of 88, while his body is set to be put on a popular pilgrimage tomorrow, April 23.
Tonight, reportedly, a high -ranking clergyman is going to bless the corpse, inside the hostel of St. Martha, which Pontifical had chosen as a place of residence.
According to RES-EIA, the Vatican was also known, at the same time, that the Holy Year of the Catholics (the beginning of which Francis had declared at the end of December) will continue, although some planned religious events will have to be postponed.
Pope Francis died at the age of 88.
How is the funeral date decided
The exact date of the funeral of the deceased Pontiff will be decided by the plenary of the cardinals. The ceiling for its celebration, however, which is set by the ritual, is nine days after the death of the Holy Father of the Catholics.
As for the Cardinal Conclain, responsible for the election of the new Pontiff, it usually meets within three weeks of the day of the Pope’s death and have the right to take part in it, the cardinals up to eighty years. At this stage it is 136 and at 70% were selected by Francis. All the relevant votes are secret and for the election of the new leader of the Catholic Church, two -thirds of the vote are required.
According to the commentators, the Conclave that will meet in the coming weeks will have as its highlights of ecclesiastical synodality and a particular sensitivity to areas of our planet in which people’s lives go through important tests daily. Countries and areas where some would call « regional » and not the capital of geopolitical importance which, however, were at the heart of Francis’ action.
From the thirty -third vote of the Conquerment, finally, if the new Pontiff has not yet been elected, the cardinal choice will be limited to the two candidates who will have received the most votes until that time and the Pope will be elected by a simple majority.
