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All cardinals under the age of 80 years make up the electorate that chooses a new pope.
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When the pope steps down who is the interim leader of the Catholic Church?
The camarlengo assumes leadership in the absence of a pope. He has no power to make any changes to the Church and his primary responsibilities would be to arrange for the funeral of the previous pope and set up the conclave to elect a new pope.
Who elects the pope?
All cardinals under the age of 80 years make up the electorate that chooses a new pope.
What is the name of the process used to elect a new pope?
When the Pope dies, all the Cardinals go to the Sistine Chapel and lock themselves in there (this is called conclave, which means "with key"). While in there, they discuss and vote on which Cardinal should be the next Pope. They are only allowed to leave the Sistine Chapel once they have reached a decision.
How many Cardinals can be seated in the Sistine chapel?
As many as they need, the seats are set up just for the Conclave, although I believe the number of voting cardinals is limited to 120 by the Pope's constitution.
How many votes are needed to elect a pope?
In 1945 Pope Pius XII moved that a two-thirds majority + one be required for the election of a pope within the first 33 ballots. At this time 118 cardinals are eligible to vote for a future pope as they are under 80 yrs of age. Therefore SEVENTY-NINE votes are needed during one of the first 33 ballots to elect the successor to Benedict XVI. Voting takes place for 3 days of 4 ballots each day and a day of reflection followed by another 7 ballots if no cardinal is chosen during the first 3 days. The day of prayer and reflection followed by 7 ballots can be repeated two more times. If after the third round of voting where no one has achieved the two-thirds majority + one, there will be a day of prayer & reflection. The next ballot will contain the two names who received the highest number of votes in the LAST ballot for a "runoff" election. These two people will not be allowed to vote in the runoff election. A two-thirds majority (SEVENTY-EIGHT votes) is needed in the runoff election to elect the successor to Benedict XVI. The actual number depends on the number of cardinals that participate in the enclave.
How is the pope 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.Popes are elected by the College of Cardinals meeting in Conclave when the place of Pope is vacant. Type of election for Pope is balloting system.The Pope is elected by members of the College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church.By a vote of the Cardinals in Conclave.Selecting a New Pope
Who can vote for the pope?
The College of Cardinals votes for the Pope by conclave in St. Peter'sBasilicain Rome. They are cut off from all outsidecommunicationand they must reach a 2/3 majority to select the Pope.This video in the related links below explains it all really well.
Who is in line to be pope?
Whomever is chosen by the Holy Ghost and elected through the College of Cardinals.Only God can answer that question and he is not talking.When a new pope needs to be elected, the College of Cardinals convenes in the Vatican to elect the new pope. Voting is done by ballot, and a candidate must receive two-thirds of all votes to be elected.Trying to predict the next pope is a tricky business. For example, few predicted that Karol Wojtyla would become John Paul II. There are at least 20 possible candidates to succeed Benedict.
What are elected in conclaves?
Conclave takes place immediately after the Popes death, in regular conditions the college of cardinals will enter the Sistine chapel after the official funeral. This is up to 12 hours after the death-as the preferiti attend speak prayers on his behalf. Once locked in the chapel the college of Cardinals must elect a member of the College to take the ring of the fisher along with the Papel office. So the official answer is the College of Cardinals elect the next pope.Ollie Tooth
How many representatives does Canada elect?
Canadian voters elect up to 308 members to the House of Commons.
Did the pope get beat up on Christmas Eve?
No the pope did not get beaten up! A lady pushed past security and knocked the pope over
Where did Pope Benedict XVI grow up?
Pope Benedict XVI grew up in Germany.
