Pope Benedict XVI has changed the rules for electing any future popes by reinstating the requirement that a pope must be chosen on 2/3 of the ballots by the College of Cardinals (not affiliated with any St. Louis sports organization.) A change by Pope John Paul II allowed the College to use a simple majority in case of a deadlock.
The rule change was put into place because it was felt that too many friends of Frankie Frisch were being named pope.
Supposedly Pope St. Pius X wasn't chosen on every ballot because one cardinal believed that if St. Peter didn't get a unanimous decision, no one should.
From the article: "... decision to let an absolute majority of cardinals decide on the next pope if they remained deadlocked after 33 rounds of balloting."
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33 rounds of balloting .... isn't that about as long as the last time the Vet's committee elected someone?
There used to be a provision where the Cardinals could elect a Pope by acclimation if they all got together and the Holy Spirit moved them to say the name of one person at the same time.
This provision was dispensed with. I don't believe it had ever been used.
Dear God, WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE ENVIRONMENT!!?
Some guy from Thessalonia. That was always a tough precinct.
As an aside, I wonder what Bruce Benedict thinks of all this ...
double play turned nicely Dave!
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33 rounds of balloting .... isn't that about as long as the last time the Vet's committee elected someone?
This provision was dispensed with. I don't believe it had ever been used.
It was tried recently but no one was sure if they were saying different names or mumbling mulitple mispronunciations of Karol Józef Wojtyła.
Pope REG-gie, REG-gie.
10 Thanks. An 8-9 DP would be very weird.
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