ROME
Cardinal Roger Mahony Blogs LA
Every day the Cardinals gather for our General Congregation meetings, and there are delightful breaks, coffee, and fraternity.
Almost every day I greet our new Pope, maybe have a cappuccino with him.
Trouble is, I don’t know which one of these Cardinals will actually be elected in the coming week. But it is one of them.
One of my brother Cardinals came to Rome with his suitcase, and with an open airline ticket to return home. But one of them isn’t going home. He will move into the special apartments designed as the residence for the Pope.
Once one of the Cardinals receives at least 77 votes, he will be asked by the senior Cardinal if he accepts the election to serve as the next Pope. Presuming he responds “yes,” he will then be asked, “By what name do you wish to be called?”
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