One day NoveltyThe Vatican is preparing to Choose a new dadField a The death of Pope Francis Leave the church without a government, in a process called ‘Vacant headquarters -apartment‘, which ends once One of the candidates was elected bishop of RomeThis process takes place in the conclave that the holy throne convened on Wednesday, May 7, although It is expected that it will not end on the same dayField
This does not mean that it lengthens a lot. Last Conclaves The majority lasted from one to three days, and the cardinals were needed between Three and eleven votes to choose from potatoesThis field is due to the fact that several votes are celebrated per day, although the number of smoking is lower than the vote.
Conclave calendar to choose the successor to Francisco
- May 7 | 10: 00h | Conclave begins with the mass Pro chooses a pontification. All cardinals, voting or not, can switch to this event, although voting can only access cardinals up to 80 years.
- May 7 | 16: 30 hours | Cardinals begin to enter the chapel to go to vote.
- May 7 | 19: 00h approx. | First, smoking: depending on the result of the vote, the smoke will see the chimney of the Sistine chapel, one color or the other depending on the result of the vote.
- May 8 | 12: 00h approx. | If the result is not reached the previous day, a second smoke will be carried out at this time.
- May 8 | 19: 00h approx. | If the previous smoking is black, the following smoking will be noticed at this time, white or black depending on the result.
The rest of the graphs are similar. Every time at noon (at about 12:00) there is black smoking, we will have to wait in the afternoon to check whether the result was achieved. When is dad expected? You cannot know. If the conclave lasts the same as that of Pope Francis, the name of the next bishop of Rome will be known in the afternoon of May 8; In the same way, Benedict XVI was chosen, whose conclave also lasted about 24 hours. But this is a situation that is difficult to find out in advance.
After a white fumata …
As soon as the candidate is selected and agrees to become a dad, White Fumata comes out. From this moment, the following steps:
- Choosing a pontifical name
- Resign in the tears hall to meditate
- The location of papal clothing and return to the sketch chapel to meet the cardinals
- Announcement from the balcony of the classic “habemus dad” before its first appearance as a pope
- The first speech is like a dad and the first intervention ‘urbi et orbi’
