Election Of A Pope

Except that under the new rules established by pope john paul ii if a certain number of ballots have taken place without any cardinal being elected pope then the cardinals may then elect by simple majority.

Election of a pope. After several days of private meetings attended by both cardinal electors an. Pope pius xii s vacantis apostolicae sedis of 1945 governed the conclave of 1958 pope john xxiii s summi pontificis electio of 1962 that of 1963 pope paul vi s romano pontifici eligendo of 1975 those of 1978 and john paul ii s universi dominici gregis of 1996 that of 2005. After his death the cardinals of the catholic church who were in rome met and set a date for the beginning of the conclave to elect his successor.

If there are more than thirty three votes without an election the pope may be chosen by a simple majority. The 1119 papal election took place in cluny abbey as a result of the expulsion of pope gelasius ii from rome by henry v holy roman emperor following the investiture controversy. We are not accustomed to a hearing from a pope a month before election day who criticizes myopic extremist resentful and aggressive nationalism and castigates those who through their.

Popes have often fine tuned the rules for the election of their successors. Specifically the election took place during the war between frederick ii holy. Of the 117 eligible members of the college of cardinals those younger than 80 years of age at the time of the death of pope john paul ii all but two attended.

The voting continues until a two thirds majority is reached for a candidate. Peter s square at the vatican sunday march 17 2013. The 2005 papal conclave was convened to elect a new pope following the death of pope john paul ii on 2 april 2005.

Before the election of gregory x in 1271 the catholic church had been without a supreme pontiff for two years and nine months because no one. The election of a new pope used to take a very long time. The 1241 papal election 21 september to 25 october saw the election of cardinal goffredo da castiglione as pope celestine iv the election took place during the first of many protracted sede vacantes of the middle ages and like many of them was characterized by disputes between popes and the holy roman emperor.

Senator matteo rosso orsini confined the cardinals to the septizodium during the 1241 election. This was caused by the length of time it took cardinals to arrive in rome for the election but also the inability of the cardinals to agree. To be elected pope one cardinal must receive at least two thirds of the votes.