[Salvation]

**Of the eight 20th century conclaves, none took longer than five days, and two of them were completed on the second day. It took just eight ballots over three days to choose the relatively unknown Karol Wojtyla of Poland as Pope John Paul in 1978.**

It's nice to have the facts to check on the general media. In this case they got it right.

Recent Conclaves - The record of recent Conclaves, the last 100 years, shows that the College elects a new Pope on average on the 3rd day in the afternoon, after about 8 ballots.

Pius X, 1903: 4 days, 7 ballots
Benedict XV, 1914: 3 days, 10 ballots
Pius XI, 1922: 5 days 14 ballots
Pius XII, 1939: 2 days, 3 ballots
John XXIII, 1958: 4 days, 11 ballots
Paul VI, 1963: 3 days, 6 ballots
John Paul I, 1978: 2 days, 4 ballots
John Paul II, 1978: 3 days, 8 ballots

[anonymoussierra]

I do feel 20 April 2005 I do not know good friend

[Aggie Mama]

Salvation, thanks so much for all of your hard work!

[el_doctor2]

Recent Conclaves - The record of recent Conclaves, the last 100 years, shows that the College elects a new Pope on average on the 3rd day in the afternoon, after about 8 ballots. Pius X, 1903: 4 days, 7 ballots Benedict XV, 1914: 3 days, 10 ballots Pius XI, 1922: 5 days 14 ballots Pius XII, 1939: 2 days, 3 ballots John XXIII, 1958: 4 days, 11 ballots Paul VI, 1963: 3 days, 6 ballots John Paul I, 1978: 2 days, 4 ballots John Paul II, 1978: 3 days, 8 ballots There are less Cardinals voting now with John Paul II's Reforms...is there not? Could that effect the Voting.

[Preachin']

I am very surprised to see this process can be pushed through in five days or less.

I suspect this will be a short one, because Ratzinger is probably a shoo in.

With his advanced age, he is no real long-term threat to any up and comers.