The Vatican will deactivate its mobile phone covering network throughout the territory and declare cardinal phones for Blindar Conclave who will choose the successor of Pope Francis from WednesdayOn Monday, the Vatikan government government was told by the Vatikan Government to all its residents and employees who “will deactivate all types of transmission of the cellular and radio -tied community signal.”
This turned off will affect the entire territory of the state of the city of Vatican0.4 square kilometers in the center of Rome, and will begin at 3:00 pm. Local time (13.00 GMT) May 7. It was decided to guarantee “security of activity to choose the highest pontiff” and, in fact, the signal will not return until a new dad is appointed.
133 voters will be blocked from Wednesday for a day in the Sistine Chapel To vote in the Conclave, the successor of Francisco, while they will spend the night in Vatican buildings, such as the house of Santa -Marts and some other addiction. To avoid interference, The conclave must pass with complete secretion and discretion And violet may not reveal what was considered at the closed door, or leave the Vatican state or communicate with people outside this process.
The press secretary of the Holy See, Matteo Bruni, explained to the press conference that Cardinals should leave their phones in Casa Santa MartaThe field “They will be returned at the end of the conclave,” he said. In the past, the Vatican launched a frequency inhibition system to prevent the entry of the Roman mobile network. Although, as Bruni explained, this will not affect Plaza de San Pedro, where thousands of believers are expected to arrive in anticipation of the election of a new pope.
To guarantee secrecy, today The techniques of the Holy See turned off the cameras and sensors, which usually guard the monumental chapelIn addition to making sure that there is no tool that can record.
Both cardinals and personnel assistant must swear at the discretionToday, this made a hundred participants in the conclave, from assistants to the purple to electricians, plumbers, nurses or liturgical personnel. If you disclose what is considered in the Conclave, then the fine of excommunication excommunicationField
