The election of the new Pope continues without a defined result after the first day of voting on the conclave. The black smoke that came out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday (7) signaled that the cardinals have not yet reached a consensus to elect Pope Francis’ successor.
During the CNN 360 ° This Wednesday (7), Vatican expert Raylson Araujo explained that the first day of voting followed the scheduled schedule, considering the initial rituals. “It was already expected. It is in the expected,” commented Araujo, noting that the process began around 12:43 pm (Brasília time), when the doors of the Sistine Chapel were closed.
Rituals and meditation precede vote
The expert detailed that before the vote itself, there was a period of meditation led by Cardinal Cantalamessa, estimated at about 40 to 50 minutes, followed by a moment of silence. This initial procedure lengthened the process, resulting in black smoke seen approximately three hours and fifteen minutes after the start of confinement.
Araujo stressed that the second day of the conclave tends to be more direct. “Tomorrow tends to be more straightforward, so those times the Holy See has released to us, we can take into consideration,” he explained. He added that the initial moment of meditation is not expected to occur again, which should expedite the voting process.
Expectations for the second day
For the next day, two votes are planned in the morning. If no cardinal reaches two thirds of the necessary votes, there will be a new vote in the afternoon. Araujo noted that the votes of the first day were probably “sprayed” among several candidates, but that the trend is to tape in the next rounds.
“The cardinals that appeared slightly in front of today’s conclave, in this first scrutiny, these cardinals will tape this tendency so that we have a white smoke there, who knows?” Speculated the expert.
It is important to note that after each vote, cardinals are aware of the number of votes received by each candidate. This can influence future discussions and decisions as voters return to Casa Santa Marta, where they are staying during the conclave.
The expectation now turns to the second day of voting, with the possibility that informal conversations between cardinal at night and the next morning can contribute to the formation of faster consensus around a name to lead the Catholic Church.
This content was originally published in Conclave: the second day tends to be more direct, evaluates expert to CNN on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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