NARRATIVE – to the strict framework which surrounds the election of the Pope, governed by an “apostolic constitution”, is added an “unofficial” dimension full of secrets and twists and turns.
The partition of the conclave is written in advance. Its solid legal framework, the “apostolic constitution”, provides for the procedures in detail, from the death of the Pope and his funeral to the election of the successor. Officially, the conclave is therefore not surprising. For the music that will actually be played, it is something else: it depends on the conductor, the Holy Spirit, according to the Catholic doctrine, and its musicians, the Cardinals. This unofficial conclave is full of secrets and twists and turns.
The cardinals will solemnly enter, dressed in red, this Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. in the Sistine Chapel. These are the 133 “voters”, aged under the age of 80, who come from 70 countries. To elect the 267e Successor of the apostle Peter, they must find a man who concentrates two thirds of the votes. Or 89 bulletins, a very high number.
The apostolic constitution governing the election, the “Universi Domici Gregis”, has been reformed …
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