Only cardinals under 80 can vote. 135 would be entitled to participate, but two asked for a license for health reasons. However, all cardinals can be voted on, regardless of age, according to the apostolic constitution of the Vatican.
During the conclave, cardinals cannot maintain any kind of communication with the outside. It is prohibited to send electronic messages or feed profiles on social networks, for example.
During the vote, the cardinals write by hand the names of their chosen ones, fold paper and take him up to the altar so that he is well visible. Paper has the sentence “Output in End Pontiff“(” I election as a pontiff “) at the top, with a blank space below.
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If there is no consensus until the fourth day of voting, a pause is paused for prayer and dialogue between voters. The vote restarts on the sixth day and goes to the 12th. Other breaks can be made on the seventh and tenth day.
After 12 days and 34 votes, the system changes. In this case, the choice is now among the two most voted in the 34th round. However, the two -thirds quorum remains.
