Guess who, no cheating. = )
Posted on 04/01/2005 8:26:04 PM PST by Salvation
Guess who, no cheating. = )
Media reporters are scrambling to treat this election like a political campaign in America. You can't blame them, because this is all they know. It's what they live for, apparently. The ways of the world.
The cardinals converging on Rome do not break up into small groups and discuss the attributes of this or that candidate. At least, they never have in the past. Even an extremely liberal prelate like Roger Cardinal Mahony has been heard today saying this on the radio (without mention of the "never have in the past" part).
The conclave is held in secret, and the cardinals are sworn to secrecy. The penalty for divulging what went on in the process of papal election is immediate and automatic excommunication. Nobody but cardinals are allowed in the Sistine Chapel for this balloting. All we ever know about past elections is how many ballots there were by the crowd outside observing how many times the black smoke emerges. When white smoke appears, a new pope has been established.
When Pope John XXIII was elected, white smoke had appeared once, then stopped, and black smoke reappeared. This has been a controversy ever since, and some people believe that John XXIII was therefore an illegitimate pope. The smoke is very important. It is not entertainment.
Another recent change in traditional elections is the fact that the cardinals will no longer be locked up in the Sistine Chapel continuously as they have been in the past. At the end of each day (assuming the balloting takes more than one day) they will emerge and proceed to their respective rooms in an adjacent, secluded builing, only to return to the Chapel the next morning. The building is for sleeping only. No telephones, cell phones or outside communication are allowed. It is (supposedly) an extreme manner of sequester.
Great info. Thanks.
You're welcome. I thought that post was removed a few minutes ago, but now it's back. Perhaps someone was checking it out and found no errors of fact or whatever. If there are any errors, anyone who finds them is invited to please let me know. I hope my restrained opinions are not too much for the readers here, and if anyone has an issue with what I said, please try giving me a response first before you report "abuse," because I would like to remain a contributor here, if possible. I promise not to make unsupported claims or to be intentionally antagonistic. My only aim is the highest law of the Church, the salvation of souls. If I get banned for that, well, I guess that says more about where I came from than I could ever say on my own.
Any time limits? The next two weeks would be nice. The cardinals have to:
A) wait for the Holy Father's passing (which could be days, weeks or months), and
B) spend two weeks listening to each other and asking questions before they convene to conclave.
(I recognise an ICRSS priest I think...) Well, it isn't dear Cardinal Stikler, so I suppose it could be Cardinal Medina???
No reason whatsoever for you to get banned!! For us non-Catholics, this is highly informative!
It is Cardinal Stickler, at least according to the photo credits.
Oh, well then wonderful! My eyes must be failing me.
Spoken like a true soldier for Christ.
You do know what can happen to them...
Viva Christo Rey!
Blessed Miguel Pro:
I have friends who knew him personally.
Viva Christo Rey! Viva la senora de Guadalupe!
I heard that too, but I'm sorry I don't know the details. Do you think it is odd that this happened while he was so ill, just really hours before his death?
That also puts me in mind of Luz Camacho and the other Cristeros who were martyred for the faith in the 20th century in Mexico.
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