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In case you missed this, Pope Benedict has removed the waiting period before the conclave is to start
Pope Benedict XVI has changed Church law allowing cardinals to vote earlier for the new Pope, provided that they are all in Rome.

Pope Benedict XVI allows for the College of Cardinals to begin the Conclave before fifteen days have passed from the beginning of the sede vacante, providing that all voting cardinals are present,” said Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata Feb. 25 at the Holy See’s press office.

The Pope’s Feb. 25 “motu proprio,” a decree written on his own initiative, means that the cardinals will no longer have to wait 15 days to elect the new head of the Church.

“The modification also provides that the conclave must begin no more than 20 days after the beginning of the sede vacante, even if all the electors are not present,” Archbishop Celata added.

But the exact date when the voting will begin remains unknown until the cardinals hold their initial general meetings, according to the Holy See’s press office director, Father Federico Lombardi.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Why thank you for that lovely photo of our boys, Badger Catholic! First I get an email from the neighborhood pool about the summer schedule, then I have a photo of our Cardinals. Could it be that winter really will not last forever?

No free Cardinals tickets here, though Mobil offers 50 cent drinks (any size) the day after the Cards score 6 or more...

Badger Catholic said...

I can not wait for summer Cathy. I'm getting cabin fever, I'm even looking forward to seeing the Redbirds, LOL!

Cris said...

Precious ...but how do you decide which Cardinals to use? Arizona or St Louis?

Al said...

Re the picture: AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(OK, this Mets fan has gotten that out of his system.)