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Popes do not vote. It is the cardinals who elect a pope. Popes are usually dead at the time of an election or retired. In either case they would not be eligible to vote. The cardinals simply vote. After each ballot is cast, the top contenders are then subject to additional ballots until one of them emerges with 2/3 of the vote. If that cardinal accepts the position of pope, he is then declared the new pope.
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What do the popes do to elect a new pope?
Popes do not elect popes. Popes are elected by the cardinal electors.
What is the nickname of the Roman Catholic council charged with while electing a new Pope?
The enclosure of the cardinals while electing a new pope is called a Conclave.
Do the cardinals cast ballots in the election for pope?
Yes, the cardinals cast secret ballots when electing a new pope.
What room is the new pope elected in?
Popes are elected in the Sistine Chapel.
What is the New Zealand pope's name?
Individual contries do not have popes. There is only one pope for the entire Catholic Church and, currently (2013), that is Pope Francis.
Why is a new pope elected in March?
New popes are elected soon after the reigning pope either dies or abdicates. There is no significance to the month of March except that Pope Benedict XVI resigned in February and a new pope needed to be elected.
What is the consecration of the pope?
The consecration is held a few days after a new pope is elected and it is the official inauguration, or crowning, of the pope. Since Pope Paul VI popes have eliminated the crowning.
When electing a new pope what is the job of a teller?
Three tellers are chosen by the cardinals in the conclave. Their job is to open, count and verify the ballots cast for the pope.
Who dictates if a pope is an anti pope or false pope?
Catholic AnswerAs there hasn't been an anti-pope since the fifteenth century, I think we don't have to worry about this so much. The Cardinals are the Bishops who are responsible for electing a new Pope, and if there is someone claiming to be Pope who was not elected by the Cardinals and is not ruling in the Vatican, then I think it would be pretty obvious to most people. The only time there was a real problem was in the fourteenth century when the Pope had moved to Avignon, France for a number of years, and there was an anti-Pope elected in Rome while the real Pope was in France. Before the whole mess got sorted out, there were three claimants to the Papal throne, they all ended up resigning and a new Pope was validly elected. For a complete list of popes, along with the anti-popes see the link below.
When a new Pope is elected what color is the smoke?
The smoke comes from burning the ballots in a stove in the Sistine Chapel.
Do they close Vatican museums when electing a pope?
No, the only tourist area in the Vatican that is closed at the death of a pope and election of a new one would be the Sistine Chapel.
Why is Pope Benedict called Pope Benedict even though it is not his real name?
Pope Benedict was able to choose a new name when he was elected Pope. Popes usually choose the name of a saint they admire.
