Conclave Pope John Paul Ii

The conclave to elect john paul i s successor began on 14 october and ended two days later on 16 october after eight ballots.
Conclave pope john paul ii. Observance of the conclave varied until 1294 but all papal elections since have followed relatively similar conclave procedures. Following the example of pope symmachus 499 paul iv by the bull cum secundum 1558 denounced and forbade all cabals and intrigues during the lifetime of a pope. Born karol józef wojtyła ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa.
Marian as a pope of human affairs when there was a need to address some pressing issue he did that. Pope saint john paul ii latin. The pope may on this occasion choose to give the shorter episcopal blessing as his first apostolic blessing instead of the traditional urbi et orbi blessing this happened most recently with pope paul vi after his election at the 1963 conclave.
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The cardinal electors elected cardinal karol józef wojtyła archbishop of kraków as the new pope. Although the cardinals have historically gathered at a handful of other. The october 1978 papal conclave was triggered by the death of pope john paul i on 28 september just 33 days after his election on 26 august.
For current procedures regarding the conclave see pope john paul ii s 1996 apostolic constitution universi dominici gregis. 18 may 1920 2 april 2005 was the head of the catholic church and sovereign of the vatican city state from 1978 until his death in 2005. See also papal elections and election of the popes latin cum with and clavis key.
Papal elections since 1276 have taken the form of papal conclaves which are elections that follow a set of rules and procedures developed in ubi periculum 1274 and later papal bulls. It detailed the roles of the cardinals and support personnel the scheduling of the conclave the text of oaths penalties for violating secrecy and many details even the shape of the ballots the ballot paper must be rectangular in shape. Also the assembly of the cardinals for.