07.05.2025 21:30
While 133 cardinals affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church gather in the Vatican to elect the new pope and the new head of state of the Vatican, notable information regarding the elections has emerged. The longest papal election in history lasted 1,006 days. Previously, due to messages being sent hidden within food, items such as cutlery, plates, and glasses that could conceal messages were banned.
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133 cardinals affiliated with the Christian Catholic Church gathered to elect the new pope and the new head of state of the Vatican. As the elections began, noteworthy information also emerged.
Following the death of the spiritual leader of Catholics and the President of the Vatican, Pope Francis, on April 21, 133 cardinals from around the world gathered at St. Peter's Basilica before the conclave held for the papal election.
A LARGE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES WILL COMPETE
Among the prominent candidates for the papacy are Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo, American Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, Italian Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Italian Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, French Cardinal Jean Marc Aveline, Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius, Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, Maltese Cardinal Mario Grech, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Cardinals Timothy Dolan and Robert Francis Prevost from the United States.
MOBILE SIGNALS DISABLED
Additionally, mobile signals have been disabled within Vatican territory to prevent those participating in the conclave from communicating with the outside world.
The 133 electors, who will enter the Sistine Chapel for the first session accompanied by hymns to determine the pope, will swear on the Bible not to share any details.
IT MAY LAST FOR DAYS
Due to the fact that no pope has been elected on the first day of a conclave for centuries, it is anticipated that it may take several days for one of the cardinals to gain the support of the two-thirds majority required to be elected pope.
THE LONGEST LASTED 1006 DAYS
The longest papal election took place in 1268, following the death of Pope Clement IV. The election lasted exactly 1006 days, and since the cardinals were not isolated from the outside world, political, religious, and familial conflicts of interest prevented the majority from being achieved.
The practice of completely severing connections with the outside world began immediately after this election.
FOODS THAT CAN HIDE MESSAGES ARE PROHIBITED
Previously, new measures were taken due to the hiding of secret messages in foods sent to the Sistine Chapel to communicate with the outside world and influence the voting. Foods like pies and chicken, which could conceal messages, as well as cutlery and glasses, were banned. This tradition will continue in this meeting as well. Nuns will prepare local dishes such as lamb skewers, spaghetti, and boiled vegetables for the cardinals.
ANNOUNCED WITH WHITE SMOKE
After the voting, the burning of the ballots and the emergence of black smoke from the chapel's chimney will indicate that the voting was inconclusive. The appearance of white smoke from the chimney and the ringing of bells will announce that the new leader of the Catholic Church, which has 1.4 billion members, has been elected.
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