Pope laid out – the coffin will be closed on Friday evening
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. And they wonder how it will continue in the next few days. We inform about this in this live blog.
Due to pneumonia, he 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 upcoming 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.
