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Articles about the papacy and the current Pope, Pope John Paul II, including summaries of his encyclicals, and an article on how Popes are elected. ... It was according to these rules that Albano Luciano, Patriarch of Venice, was elected Pope John Paul I and that a little over a month later, Karol Wojtyla,
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www.catholic-pages.com/pope/election.asp
www.catholic-pages.com/pope/election.asp
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The pope (also known as: the Supreme Pontiff, the Bishop of Rome, the Vicar of Christ, and the Servant of the Servants of God) is the spiritual leader of more than one billion Roman Catholics worldwide. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany...
http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/features/papa...
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How is the Pope Elected? Is a more democratic system possible? The Pope is elected by the College of Cardinals meeting in secret Conclave by secret ballot. Here are the latest rules for choosing the Supreme Patriarch of the largest body of Christians in the world. ... If a new Pope has been elected, the papers are burned...
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www.godweb.org/papalelection.htm
www.godweb.org/papalelection.htm
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A Papal Conclave works like this: A pope dies and is buried. The cardinals come to Rome for the conclave that will elect the new pope. The word conclave (Latin, cum • clavis, literally, "locked with the key") designates: ･ The pla...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_is_the_pope_chosen
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How a Pope Is Elected, For 900 years, electing a pope has been the prerogative of the College of Cardinals meeting in conclave. The cardinals meet in Rome 15 to 20 days after the death of a pope and pick a successor from among themselves in secret balloting. ... Pope John Paul II wrote the rules for electing his successor.
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www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/daily/graphics/pope...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/daily/graphics/popeelect_040505.html
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Clarification: An earlier version of this graphic reported that 117 cardinals would participate in the conclave. Two cardinals were not able to attend. ... Alyson Hurt - washingtonpost.co ... © 2005 The Washington Post Company Pope John Paul: 1920-2005...
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www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/johnpa...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/johnpaul/popeelect.html
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VATICAN CITY -- Black smoke streamed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney Monday to signal that cardinals failed to select a new pope in their first round of voting, held just hours after they began their historic task: finding a leader capable of building on John Paul II's spiritual energy while keeping modern rifts...
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www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/4/18/144251.shtm...
www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/4/18/144251.shtml
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Black smoke signals no new pope elected; (Agencies); Updated: 2005-04-19 09:34 ... Black smoke streamed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney Monday to signal that cardinals failed to select a new pope in their first round of voting, held just hours after they began their historic task: finding a leader capable of building...
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www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/19/content_43...
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-04/19/content_435467.htm
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Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope in April after his closest rival in the conclave a cardinal from Argentina indicated he did not want the responsibility according to a secret account published by ... If true, the diary would show that Pope Benedict was elected with fewer votes than those attributed to his predecessor,
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www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200509/s1467527.htm
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