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Vatican City, 14th April 2005 (CNA)
- The cardinals gathered in the Conclave will
vote twice in the morning and twice in the
afternoon, but the burning of the ballots, which
will send either white or black smoke into the air
above the Sistine Chapel, will only take place
twice each day.
Vatican sources announced that, with the
exception of Monday, April 18, when the cardinals
will vote only once, the 115 cardinal electors
will cast four votes per day: at 11am, and
12:30pm, and at 6pm and 7:30pm. However, the
burning of the ballots will only take place twice
per day: once at 12:30pm and again at
7:30pm.
If the election of the Pope takes place
during the first voting either in the morning or
in the afternoon, the ballots will be burned with
the chemical for producing white smoke immediately
after the election.
In order to avoid confusion, the bells of
St. Peter’s will also be rung upon election of the
Pontiff. The churches in Rome will all join
then in the ringing of
bells. |
