The Pope gets elected by the Cardinals not the people.
Pope-elect Stephen died in 752.
Bishops that elect the pope are called cardinals.
The College of Cardinals elect the pope.
Pope Benedict XVI, the reigning pontiff at the time, resigned and the need to elect a new pope arose.
The cardinals use paper ballots to elect a pope. There are no voting machines used.
Cardinals elect Popes, but they are not necessarily bishops.
The Sistine Chapel is where the Cardinals meet to elect a new Pope.
2/3 of the eligible cardinals (under age 80) are needed to elect a pope.
A republic is a form of government in which power is held by the people and the representatives they elect. The pope is elected by the College of Cardinals, not by the people. Other officials are appointed by the pope.
Popes do not elect popes. Popes are elected by the cardinal electors.
Pope Francis canonized Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II.
It takes 2/3 of the cardinal electors at the time to elect a pope. A cardinal elector is a cardinal under age 80.