Wednesday 7 May begins with the papal selection conclave

Earlier already written by Blikk, that the conclave can start between May 5 and 10, where the cardinals will elect Pope Francis his successor, but the Cnn Now, referring to a Vatican source, reported that The initial date of the papal selection conclave was nominated for 7 May, next Wednesday.

The 88 -year -old Pope Francis died on Easter Monday in a stroke and the subsequent irreversible heart failure. The Holy Father was placed on Saturday, April 26 In the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, as she requested in her will. At the scene, hundreds of thousands of mourners, besides the heads of state, honored the Catholic head of church.

Since the Pope’s funeral, the first Congregation for Cardinal has been met on Monday, where church issues and preparation for the conclave were also discussed. Members of the Cardinal Board will meet on Monday to Friday from nine o’clock in the Vatican Synod Hall. These congregations are already preparing the conclave, as the population of the Pope and the Cardinals over the age of eighty are discussing the church’s most urgent issues, challenges, and future perspectives. The details of the meeting behind closed doors cannot be commented on by the cardinals because they have been listened to in Vatican when they arrived.

This is how it will take place

During the conclave, cardinals decide by secret ballot about the person of the new Pope. During the election, candidates must reach a two -thirds majority to become an elected population. The result of the vote will be indicated by the smoke from the chimney of the Sixtus Chapel: black smoke is a failed vote, while white smoke is the choice of the new Pope. MTI writes that Sixtus Chapel, available through the Vatican Museum, will no longer welcome tourists from Monday morning. The papal -choice cardinals, under the age of eighty, will enter the apostolic palaces when the conclave begins.

The event in the chapel will only attend cardinals under 80 who can decide on the new head of the church. Currently, this means 135 cardinals. The conclave will probably be directed by 70 -year -old Pietro Parolin, who is currently the highest -ranked papal cardinal and who, until the death of Pope Francis, was a cardinal secretary of state, that is, the Vatican’s « head of government. We’ve reported.