Some interesting tidbits I just gleaned from Fox News…
The lights in the pope’s apartment in the third floor are on now, but will be shuttered later on when he has passed. Also, they keep speaking of Bronze Doors that will be shut (Gail and I heard about this earlier)
Once John Paul II has passed on, a conclave of approximately 117 cardinals will be convened, no earlier than 15 days and no more than 20 days after the death of this pope. Conclave actually means “to be locked in”.
What I remember distinctly about this process, from the last one, is the ceremony of the smoke. That always fascinated me for some reason.
I heard them say earlier that the 117 had like 2 weeks or 14 days to get there. And I don’t know how long it takes them to elect another one.
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