BayouBengal51

Easter Crawfish Boils at the Vatican boys! :bow:

69 Years old. So he should be around for a while.

The Bells are ringing as a confirmation. :bow:

Is that white smoke?

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I don't think this is correct. The are not alllowed to talk to the outside world but I do believe they can talk amongst themselves. There is no way to come to a consensus if no one ever speaks. I asked CoPilot and this is the answer that was given:

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They were discussing this on Catholic radio yesterday. While in the Sistine Chapel they are not allowed to speak during the voting process. They come to a consensus after all the votes have been accounted for, counted and then tallied. Then it is announced if they have come to a consensus on a new Pope or not. After the process is over for the session, typically they have a series of prayers and then convene until the next ballot session.

They know how many cardinals are voting so they know how many votes should be turned in. After they count the votes they will announce which candidate got how many votes before the session is concluded.

Cardinal Dolan said it is one of the most quiet and prayerful experiences to be part of. There is really no talking except for the mass before hand, the promise of each cardinal to keep things secret, the announcing of the results and the prayers before they are dismissed.

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Do they talk about candidates in between votes or just keep voting over and over again?

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No, while they are locked in the Sistine Chapel, they are not allowed to speak to each other. When they make their choice, they write the name on their piece of paper, bring it up front and turn it in. Then they return to their seat.

There is no conversation amongst the cardinals until the ballot session is concluded. The whole thing is very quiet and very prayerful, unlike what Hollywood would like us to believe.

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Some on the ground reporting believes we should be getting smoke after 8pm Rome time which I believe will be 2pm central time. So it will likely be coming soon.

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Listening to Lino Rulli and Father Dave Dwyer's Papal watch show and they have been discussing how they are an hour over past the usual time they expected to see smoke.

They keep joking how they and everyone in the square is getting hungry and at this point Lino Rulli says he wouldn't mind if someone set a seagull on fire to make some smoke so they can leave to get dinner. :lol:

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Pardon my ignorance, what is prophetic about May 13th?

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The only connection I'm aware of is that May 13th 1981 when Mehmet Ali Agca attempted to assassinate Pope John Paul II.

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They vote in the morning and afternoon right? When will the first vote be released by smoke?

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There will be only one ballot on the first day. It is basically a vote to get a read on things. If no pope is selected today, starting tomorrow there will be two ballots held in the morning and then two in the afternoon.

They will continue to hold multiple ballots every day until a new pope is elected. Many expect this should be a quick process but due to all of the new cardinals and many not knowing each other, electors such as Cardinal Dolan have said they would not be surprised if this extends into the weekend.

:nana: If true. Get that POS out of there!