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* Successors to Peter originally chosen by the Roman church--clergy and laity. | * Successors to Peter originally chosen by the Roman church--clergy and laity. | ||
* The right of the laity to refuse the person elected was abolished by a Synod held in the Lateran in 769, but restored to Roman noblemen by Pope Nicholas I during a Synod of Rome in 862. | * The right of the laity to refuse the person elected was abolished by a Synod held in the Lateran in 769, but restored to Roman noblemen by Pope Nicholas I during a Synod of Rome in 862. | ||
* 1059: the College of Cardinals was designated the sole body of electors. | * 1059: the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_%28Catholicism%29 College of Cardinals] was designated the sole body of electors. Cardinals are appointed by the Pope. | ||
* '''Conclave''' refers to the fact that the Cardinals are locked into a building with "with a key" (''cum clave'') until they elect a new Pope. The rule dates from 1274 and was prompted by the Cardinals refusing to agree on a pope between 1268-1271. | * '''Conclave''' refers to the fact that the Cardinals are locked into a building with "with a key" (''cum clave'') until they elect a new Pope. The rule dates from 1274 and was prompted by the Cardinals refusing to agree on a pope between 1268-1271. | ||
* 1621: Gregory XV created the rules that are essentially still in use today. | * 1621: Gregory XV created the rules that are essentially still in use today. | ||
* | * 1917: Only those who are already priests or bishops may be appointed as Cardinals. | ||
* 1971: electors limited to 120 (up from 70) cardinals under 80 years of age. | |||
* 1996: John Paul II, apostolic constitution [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universi_Dominici_Gregis ''Universi Dominici Gregis'']. | * 1996: John Paul II, apostolic constitution [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universi_Dominici_Gregis ''Universi Dominici Gregis'']. | ||
* Two-thirds plus one supermajority required for election. | * Two-thirds plus one supermajority required for election. | ||
Revision as of 17:02, 19 February 2013
- Successors to Peter originally chosen by the Roman church--clergy and laity.
- The right of the laity to refuse the person elected was abolished by a Synod held in the Lateran in 769, but restored to Roman noblemen by Pope Nicholas I during a Synod of Rome in 862.
- 1059: the College of Cardinals was designated the sole body of electors. Cardinals are appointed by the Pope.
- Conclave refers to the fact that the Cardinals are locked into a building with "with a key" (cum clave) until they elect a new Pope. The rule dates from 1274 and was prompted by the Cardinals refusing to agree on a pope between 1268-1271.
- 1621: Gregory XV created the rules that are essentially still in use today.
- 1917: Only those who are already priests or bishops may be appointed as Cardinals.
- 1971: electors limited to 120 (up from 70) cardinals under 80 years of age.
- 1996: John Paul II, apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis.
- Two-thirds plus one supermajority required for election.
- Two ballots in the morning, two in the afternoon.
- The ballots are burned after each vote.
- Dark smoke = no one elected.
- White smoke and bells (2005) = "Habemus papam!"
- 1958: abandonment of sealing wax on the ballots made it hard to tell the color of the smoke during the conclave that led to the election of John Paul XXIII.
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