The Black Smoke started to get out of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel at 9 p.m., just over three hours after the conclave started formally. Thousands of people have gathered around the Plaza de San Pedro, although it was expected that smoking would become black.
The predictions are fulfilled and the first smoking is black, so there is still no new potato. The new pope will only be chosen by qualified majority of two -thirds of the cardinal body, that is, he needs 89 votes to be chosen.
The black smoke has begun to get out of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel At 9 p.m.Just over three hours after the conclave started formally.
Thousands of people This Wednesday, May 7, the first day of the conclave, they met around the Plaza de San Pedro. The expectation has been maximum, although it was expected that smoking would become black.
From 6.30 pm, around the Plaza de San Pedro there was no more pin. Trouw, tourists and curious from different countries were already waiting for smoke.
The 133 cardinals to opt for the successor to Pope Francis have locked themselves up in the Sistine Chapel this afternoon for Start the conclaveAfter the teacher Ceremoniero officially closed his doors.
The Master of Liturgical Festivities, Diego Ravelli, has spoken the Latin formula, “Extra Omnes” (outside of everything)To ask everyone outside the conclave to leave the chapel.
From the Paulina Chapel, to the song of the ‘Litanies of the Saints’, the Cardinals have ended the procession to the Sixtine Chapel where they pronounced the prescribed oath after the song of the ‘Veni -Maker’. Each cardinal has spoken his name and, his hand put on the gospels, he said: “I promise, I force myself and swear it”.
The votes will take place in the Sistine Chapel, which closed its doors to the public last Monday 28 April to prepare the conclave. Since then, the operators have been in charge of placing the two stoves, to burn the control stamps and make the black or white smoke, and have made some adjustments.
Four daily votes
From this ThursdayAround 7.45 the voters will leave their accommodations and go to the apostolic palace. At 8:15 am the mass will be held in the Paulina chapel and 9.15 am the first vote of the day, if necessary, followed from a second. The smoke signals are expected after 10.30 am (only if it smokes Blanca) and at 12.30 pm. If Fumata Blanca does not come out, the voters return to Santa Marta to eat.
In the afternoon the mood will take place at 4.30 p.m. Two voting rounds can happen in the Sistine Chapel and again. The smoke can take place after 5:30 pm. (Only when it’s white) and around 7 p.m. If no candidate has obtained two -thirds of the votes, the cardinals pray the eve in the Sixtine Chapel and return to Santa Marta.
From the appearance of white smoking to the announcement of the choice, it can pass for about an hour, because the ritual of acceptance of the new pope, the change of ornaments, as well as the ritual of obedience is performed by the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel.
Source: EITB
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