With the death of Pope Francis, a long series of appointments in the Vatican begins, which will lead to a conclave to choose the new pope. Read here how the conclave works and who is now in the church.
- Am Tuesday The first general congregation of cardinals takes place. Those cardinals who are already in Rome will participate. The municipalities are the meetings that precede the conclave and in which some of the following steps are determined with regard to the pope election.
- The transfer of the body to the parsdom could WednesdayApril 23. There the pope will probably be in a simple wooden box from Wednesday, because he has Testamentary.
- If the honor of the deceased lasts three days because it is a tradition, the funeral ceremony could still be 26. April take place. The funeral is celebrated by Cardinal Dean Giovanni Battista Re.
- Francis will not find his last peace in a side band in St. Peter’s Basilica, but in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. This was his favorite church. The transfer of the coffin to the favorite church of the Pope and the funeral that are there after the Trailer instead of.
This is how the conclave is going
- At least 20 days after death, the cardinals from all over the world, who have not yet exceeded the age of 80, would seem to be a conclave. From May, 135 Kerkmen will be entitled to vote.
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The highest ranking among the chosen cardinals, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, leads the strictly protected election meetings. The cardinals give an anonymous with a name with a name for each mood under oath. Anyone who unites more than two -thirds of the votes and accepts the elections is chosen.
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The conclave can be over after a few hours, but also weeks, months or even years: there is no time limit. To choose from, the new pope needs a majority of two thirds. White smoke means: there is a new pope.
Who now has the word in the church
In time without Pope, the management of the church will continue the SO -Called Sedism -vacancy to Cardinal College. It currently consists of 252 men, of whom is almost half older than 80 years old. The spokesperson and moderator of the college is his dean, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re (91). The cardinals are not allowed to issue new church laws or make other far -reaching decisions.
Source: Krone
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