Smoke Election Of The Pope

In order to preserve secrecy it was decided that the votes would be burned and the black smoke would indicate an an inconclusive conclave while a white smoke would mean that the new pope has been elected.
Smoke election of the pope. March 13 2013 the world waited with bated breath for the election of a new pope with all eyes fixed on the tiny chimney perched on the roof of the sistine chapel for a sign of either black smoke or white smoke. When white smoke emanates from the roof of the sistine chapel in rome it means. White smoke emerging from sistine chapel chimney signals election of the 266th pope.
However it wasn t until 1914 with the election of pope benedict xv that the cardinals used this white black smoke scheme to announce the results of the ballot.
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