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What percentage do you need to win the conclave?
A new Pope is decided by winning a two-thirds majority from the 120 cardinals allowed to vote in the election held in the conclave.
There was a tie vote for the pope. The cardinals saw a cardinal in a wheel chair and decided to vote for him because he would not live too long. The elected pope outlived his electors. Who is it?
Cardinal Saverio Mortati, a fictional character in Dan Brown's latest movie, Angels and Demons is the Cardinal in a wheel chair who is elected pope. The premise is ridiculous as there can be no "tie", the rules state that the necessary majority for election is two-thirds, so a tie is impossible.
How did Pope Urban II get his name?
Pope Urban chose the name upon his election as pope.
Was there a pope from South America?
Before the election of Pope Francis there was never a pope from any of the Americas.
How did Pope Leo X get his name?
He chose the name Leo at the time of his election as pope.
When was Pope Benedict XVI's election to papacy?
He became pope on April 19th 2005.
What is the significance of the election of Pope Francis?
Pope Francis is the first jesuit to be elected as pope, the first pope from the America's and the first pope in many centuries who is not from Europe.
How does the public first learn the results of the election for the pope?
When the ballots are burned after the successful election of the new pope, the smoke issuing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel is white.
Who decided the Roman city?
The pope, and cardinals.
Who is the pope for the majority of 2013?
Pope Francis became pope on March 13, 2013, and (as of October 1, 2015) is still the pope.
Was the new pope always known?
No, who the new Pope will be is always unknown until his election by the cardinals.
How long after election does the installation of the pope happen?
Within 72 hours of the election Answered by Louis
