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Oh. And no Tweets
"Ritual words, uttered in Latin, open and close the secret selection process of the new pope. It starts with "Extra omnes" — or "Everyone out" — expelling all but voting cardinals from the Sistine Chapel where conclave balloting takes place. It ends with "Accepto" — "I accept" — the solemn word the victorious cardinal utters to confirm the judgment of peers who have given him the two-thirds majority needed to become pope.
While cardinals are sequestered in the Vatican City's hotel, the modern Santa Marta residence, the Vatican wants to make sure the Holy Spirit is the only influence on the red-hatted prelates as they vote. That means no TV, radio, newspapers, cell phones or landlines. The precaution cuts both ways. No info getting in OR out. Cardinals with Twitter accounts will have to be tweet-less during the conclave." - Source
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ReplyDeleteGood night, nurse! Is that a cardinal entering the conclave or Queen Elizabeth leaving the hospital?
ReplyDeleteJames M. I would hazard a guess that that a picture of a Cardinal with photshopped purse.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see that photo, I give a prayer of thanks for my Cardinal.
ReplyDeleteHere is a nifty chart you might all enjoy:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/how-a-pope-is-elected/2013/03/02/d16d28b8-83be-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_graphic.html
I love Cardinal Burke, but that's the kind of outfit my mother would call "a get-up".
ReplyDeleteI like that term - 'a get up' - LOL!
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