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Pope John Paul II laid out new procedures for the election of his successor in his Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici gregis in 1996. [1] It detailed the roles of the cardinals and support personnel, the scheduling of the conclave, the text of oaths, penalties for violating secrecy, and many details, even the shape of the ballots ("the ballot paper must be rectangular in shape").
John Paul II (in office 1978–2005) also changed the age limit slightly, so that cardinals who turn 80 before a papal vacancy (not before conclave start) can not serve as electors; [3] this eliminated the idea of scheduling the conclave to include or exclude a cardinal who is very close to the age limit (and in 2013, Cardinal Walter Kasper, 79 ...
Elections that elected papal claimants currently regarded by the Catholic Church as antipopes are italicized. SS. Pietro e Cesareo in Terracina, the site of the first papal election outside Rome The 1119 papal election took place in Cluny Abbey as a result of the expulsion of Pope Gelasius II from Rome by Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor following the Investiture Controversy.
The oldest cardinal elector in the conclave was Marco Cé, at the age of 79, [5] and the youngest was Péter Erdő, at the age of 52. [6] Another 66 cardinals were ineligible to participate in the conclave, for reasons of age. [2] The cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave on 18 April 2005. [7]
2005 papal conclave; 2013 papal conclave This page was last edited on 28 September 2024, at 20:52 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
2005 papal conclave; C. Cardinal electors in the 2005 papal conclave; S. Saint Gallen Group This page was last edited on 28 September 2024, at 20:51 (UTC). Text is ...
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈʔaːlɔɪ̯s ˈʁat͡sɪŋɐ]; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013.
Papal conclave March 2013; Dates and location; 12–13 March 2013 Sistine Chapel, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City: ... (2005–2013) NEW POPE Francis (2013–present)