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What is the name of the Group of Cardinals who elect the Pope?
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What is the name of the enclosure of cardinals to elect a pope?
It is called a conclave and it is held in the Sistine Chapel.
Did popes elect cardinals?
Popes do not elect cardinals, they name them.
When did Pope John Paul change his name?
Pope John Paul "Changed his name" just before the end of the Conclave of 1978, just after the Cardinals elected him pope and he accepted election. The cardinal from then on is the new pope, and the new pope, by his papal name.
Who selects cardinals?
He may get recommendations from others, but the Pope alone selects cardinals.
What is the name of a high-ranking clergy man who is responsible in electing the Pope?
All cardinals under the age of 80 are responsible for electing the pope.
What is the name of the cross the pope wears?
In the Roman Catholic Church a pectoral cross is one of the pontificals used by the pope, cardinals, archbishops and bishops.
What is the name of the group that defends the pope?
the Swiss Guard
Do the cardinals actually cast the ballots in the election of the pope and if so how?
No. Only cardinals under 80 years of age are eligible to vote for the new pope. In addition, the elector cardinals must be able to travel to Rome for the conclave, so if they are too ill or otherwise detained then they will not be able to vote. There may also be "secret" cardinals in countries where the Church is persecuted where the "secret" cardinal may not even know that the Pope had given him this honor. Pope John Paul II is known to have created a "secret" cardinal. "Secret" cardinals would not be able to vote for a new pope and stay secret.
What is the name of the cardinal?
The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church have two key jobs, advising the current pope and electing a new pope. The cardinals as a body offer their advice to the pope in two ways: -- Through their membership in Vatican congregations or other departments of the Roman Curia, the church's central administrative offices. -- Through their membership in the College of Cardinals, which the pope can convoke to discuss substantive questions facing the church. Cardinals who are resident in Rome meet more frequently to discuss the major decisions the pope is facing. The College of Cardinals has three ranks: -- Cardinal bishops, a group that includes only six Latin-rite cardinals, one of whom is elected dean of the College of Cardinals. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the current Pope Benedict XVI, was the dean at the time of his election. He was succeeded by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state. -- Cardinal priests, most of whom are diocesan bishops, although some senior curial officials also hold the rank. -- Cardinal deacons, most of whom are curial officials. Cardinals wear a distinctive orange-tinged red cassock and biretta in solemn ceremonies. During ordinary liturgical rites they wear a red skullcap. Pope Paul VI decreed that the College of Cardinals would have a maximum of 120 active members. Since 1970, those over 80 have not been counted as active. Although the retired cardinals are not eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a new pope, they still are considered advisers to the pope, and they are invited to participate in the meetings of the College of Cardinals in preparation for a conclave.
How do you know that the pope has been chosen?
Selecting a New PopeOn February 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced he is resigning from his post effective February 28, 2013. This is the first time in more than 600 years a pope has abdicated. The next pope will be chosen in the same way previous popes have been chosen after one has died. 15 days after the previous Pope has died, or in this case resigned, the Camerlingo assembles the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City. There are usually 4 "favourites" known as the prefereti. And although any male from the Catholic Church can be elected it is usually reserved for Cardinals.All potentials MUST be under 80. The offcial voting is done in a process called conclave liturally meaning "with key". The Cardinals (also non-voting cardinals and assistants to the cardinals may be inside conclave they are sworn to absolute secrecy) vote by secret ballot. Should the electoral process take more than a day, the cardinals have lodging at St. Martha's house. They are "sequestered" like a jury however, and have no contact with the outside world.All ballots are burned and if the vote has elected a new pope, this burning causes white smoke to float above the Vatican, signifying the world has a new pope. If the vote is unsuccessful, water or a chemical is added to the burning ballots to cause gray smoke to appear. This signifies a vote without an election.How a Papal Conclave works:• A pope dies and is buried (or in the case of Benedict, resigns)• The cardinals come to Rome for the conclave that will elect the new pope. The word conclave (Latin, cum • clavis, literally, "locked with the key") designates:• The place in a locked section of the Vatican where the cardinals under the age of eighty elect a new pope.• The actual gathering of the cardinals.• The conclave begins 15 to 20 days after the pope's death.• The cardinals pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit during a Mass• The cardinals, sealed in the Sistine Chapel, vote every morning and afternoon.• A two-thirds majority plus one is required for election for the first 30 ballots. After that, a simple majority is required.• After each vote, they burn the ballots and add special chemicals to make the smoke white or black.• Black smoke means no new pope yet.• White smoke announces the election of a new pope.• The cardinals may elect any fully initiated Catholic male over the age of 18.• They ask the one elected if he accepts. If he is already a bishop, then the moment he accepts, he is pope. If he is not yet a bishop (ie, if he is only a priest, deacon, or layman) he will be ordained bishop and at that moment be pope.• The pope chooses his "Papal" name.• Then the new pope is announced to the world.
What is the name of Catholic priest's skullcap?
Priests rarely wear the zucchetto, or skull cap. It is primarily worn by bishops, archbishops, cardinals and the pope. Each being distinguished by the color - bishops and archbishops wear violet, cardinals red and the pope white. A priest would wear black.
What is the biography of Pope Stephen II?
This is a mildly controversial question as there are twoRoman Catholic Popes who can claim the name Pope Stephen II. Pope-elect Stephen was considered legitimate under the name Stephen II until the 1961 edition of the Annuario Pontificio (published by the Vatican) when he was erased and reclassified as Pope-elect Stephen. Although these changes are no longer controversial, a number of modern lists still include this "first Pope Stephen II".For biographical information on Pope Stephen II please see this Wikipedia page:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Stephen_IIThere are lots of holes in this Biography but hisPapacy began 26 March 752Papacy ended 26 April 757 (with his death)
