Posted in Cardinals, Catholicism, College of Cardinals, Next Pope, Popes, Religion, tagged Cardinals, Catholicism, College of Cardinals, conclave, Next Pope, Pope, Religion on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The crux here being that a cardinal loses his right to vote in a papal election once they have turned 80.
In terms of eligibility the cardinals lost 15 to 20 days of eligibility in 1996, though interestingly I have yet to come across any references to cardinals taking public umbrage to this latest restriction.
Recently I [...]
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Posted in Cardinals, Catholicism, College of Cardinals, Next Pope, Popes, Religion, tagged Cardinals, College of Cardinals, Next Pope, Popes on July 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is just a heads-up in case any of you plan to look at (or have recently looked at) the composition of the ‘College of Cardinals’ in preparation for the next conclave — whenever that might be.
Just be careful which list you look at — and check when it was last updated.
The composition of the [...]
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Posted in Catholicism, Next Pope, Pope Names, Popes, Religion, tagged Benedict XVI, Next Pope, Paddy Power, Pope, Pope Names, Popes on July 18, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Wagering on papal elections is an age-old and somewhat beloved tradition originated by the Romans prior to the midway point of the 1st millennium. Since then huge amounts of money have changed hands on the outcome of papal elections and of late, the new assumed name chosen by the pope elect.
Paddy Power, Ireland’s premier bookmaker, [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Once a papal conclave has elected a new pope, and the pope elect has agreed to be pope and specified the papal name he wishes to be known by, the senior Cardinal Deacon (of the College of Cardinals) steps onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica (at the Vatican) and makes the following proclamation [...]
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