| Show ys ELECTION OF A card nals locked up in their cells calls i wh ie le vot ng on tle tl e eleventh day following the death of the pope the cardinals hold rel bious services in the church of st peter at rome and then adjourn to the vatican where they meet in con clave to elect the late popes sor the cardinal dean opens the pro I 1 ce edings by administering the oath of secrecy concerning their proceedings and then the cardinals are permitted to receive their friends until evening ahen they are shut up in their cells these cells are carefully guarded and no person is allowed near them except they be ca on business connected directly with the conclave in order that no intruder may communicate with the occupants or obtain information which A I 1 cardinal Ham polla might bo be of value to the outside world or to persons interested in swaying the action of the cardinals in the morning the cardinal cardin aldean dean sings the mass of the holy ghost at which all the cardinals receive corn com munion after which the botin voting g begins each cardinal approaches the altar and after taking an oath prescribed for the ceremony places his ballot in a receptacle prepared for it three cardinals who act as tellers count the ballots when all have been deposited A two thirds vote Is necessary to elect the pope and if a choice Is not made on the first ballot the cardinal cardinas s con dinue to vote until a candidate receives ceides the requisite number but only one ballot is taken in one day upon the announcement that no candidate has been elected the cardinals return to their cells until the following mom morn ing when another ballot Is taken thus the ejection may be prolonged many days or it may be decided in a single sitting when it Is found that an election has been obtained the cardinal dean announces s the name of the successful candidate the junior cardinal deacon rings a bell and the master of ceremonies enters the chapel with the secretary the cardinal dean and two cardinals approach the successful one and ask him if he accepts the great of flee fice and upon his signifying that he accept canopies except that over his seat are removed the new pope then announces to the cardinal dean the name which he has selected and he is then led behind the altar where he dons the pontifical robe in preparation fr his reception of the cardinals the ring ot of the fisherman is then placed upon his finger after which the senior cardinal deacon fol lowed by musicians and singers pro ceede to the balcony and makes of s carom caram I 1 satolli announcement inno inyo of the election of the new pope as nell ell as the name in which he will mill be I 1 this term nates the electoral proceedings |
