The papal conclave will begin 15-20 days after the death of Pope Francis. The assembly raised at the closed door of the Cardinals -College and limited 120 voters in accordance with the current rules will be closed in the Sistine Chapel and will begin to work with mass.
In the afternoon, the first vote will be held. After each round, the information ballots of the vote are burned. Black smoke marks an unconvincing voice, while White Smoke announces the world that the new dad was chosen.
Conclaves can last only one day, but it is also known that they are also extended for many years: here are some of the most noticeable historical cases:
The longest conclave
Conclave 1268-1271
Duration: 2 years and 9 months
Location: Vitersbo, Italy
The reason for the delay: Deep sections between the cardinals, namely between the French and Italian fractions, caused a dead end. Local magistrates finished the fact that they finished the cardinals and even removed the ceiling from the palace to press them.
Result: Dad Gregory X Elections
Conclave 1314-1316
Duration: 2 years and 3 months
Place: Lyon, France
The reason for the delay: A political conflict between the French and Italian cardinals.
Result: Papa John XXII elections
Conclave 1415-1417
Duration: 2 years
Location: Constance (part of the Council of Constance)
The reason for the delay: This was part of the efforts to stop the great schism in the church, with several applicants for the papacy.
Result: Pope Martin against the elections, ending with a split.
Than shorter
Conclave 1503 (October)
Duration: A few hours
Elected: Dad Julius II
Context: Juliano della Rover was a powerful and very favorite cardinal – was chosen almost immediately after the discovery of the conclave.
Conclave of 1939
Duration: 1 day (March 1 and 2)
Elected: Pope Pius XII
Context: Evgenio Pacelli, State Secretary of the previous dad, Pius XI, was a favorite clar and received great support in the third round of the audit.
Conclave 2005
Duration: 2 days (April 18 and 19)
Elected: Papa Benedict XVI
ContextCardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a well -known theologian and dean of Cardinsky College, was quickly chosen only after four control.