With much celebration among the faithful, Conclave chose Francisco’s successor in the third vote; Pontiff’s name will be revealed soon
The Catholic Church already has a new Pope. The white smoke released from the sistine chaminé, at 1:08 pm (Brasília time), this Thursday (8), confirmed the choice of Francisco’s successor by the 133 cardinals gathered in the conclave since Wednesday. Thousands of faithful accompanying the vote in St. Peter’s Square celebrated the sign, which indicates that the new pontiff was elected with at least two thirds of the votes and accepted the position. The name of the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church will be announced soon, from the Basilica of St. Peter’s counter, in the traditional rite of Habemus Papam.
Before the announcement, the elected cardinal goes through a ritual: he is led to a reserved room to wear the papal clothes adjusted to his size. Then the Cardinal Protodiácono, currently Frenchman Dominique Mamberti, 73, will proclaim the celebrated Latin phrase: “Annuntio Vobis Gaudium Magnum. Habemus Papam”(“ I announce a great joy. We have a Pope ”). Then Mamberti will reveal the name of the elected cardinal and the papal name he will adopt. The expectation is that the announcement will take place within an hour.
The conclave process follows rules established for centuries, with evolution over time. The tradition of election in a closed environment was formalized in the 13th century, after the longest conclave in history, which lasted almost three years. Until the early 20th century, Catholic monarchs still influenced the Pope’s choice, with veto right, abolished in 1903.
Seven Brazilian cardinals participated in this conclave: Paulo Cezar Costa, Jaime Spengler, Sérgio da Rocha, Leonardo Steiner, Orani Tempesta and João Braz de Aviz. Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis, for being over 80, could not vote. The new Pope will be the spiritual leader of about 1.4 billion Catholics in the world.
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Source: Jovempan
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