VATICAN CITY
RTE News
Cardinals who enter the Conclave to vote on a new pope are forbidden to tweet on threat of excommunication, according to one of the last edicts Pope Benedict signed before his resignation.
Most of the 117 Cardinals who are eligible to vote for a new pope are not on Twitter, but the the ranks do include at least nine active tweeters.
In the unlikely event that the Cardinals disobey the order, the Santa Marta residence where the cardinals will be staying has an electromagnetic shield that will reportedly block any signals.
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