Black smoke was seen coming out of the sistine chaminium on Wednesday (7), indicating that the cardinals did not reach a consensus to elect the next Pope.
The result concerns the first vote made by cardinals, which is also the only one of this Wednesday.
For a new Pope to be elected, a cardinal needs to get two thirds of the conclave votes. When this happens, white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine chapel will come out.
From now on, up to four votes can be made per day. For this Thursday, the forecast is that they will be held at the following times:
- 5h30 – End of voting; There will only be smoke if a Pope is actually elected
- 7h00 – End of second vote and, if there is no Pope, the black smoke will come out of the chimney
- 12:30 pm – End of voting; Again, there will only be smoke if in fact a Pope is elected
- 14h00 – End of new vote and, if there is no Pope, the black smoke will come out of the chimney
If there is no pope elected on Thursday, new votes should happen the following days.
This content was originally published in Conclave: Black Smoke leaves the chimney after first vote on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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