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The Election of aeHIE VOTIXC* BEGINSIThe cardinals begin balloting • for a new pope 22 days after his predecessor’s death. The ritual opens when the youngest cardinal deacon drops wooden balls into a hag. in which ceremony the scrutinizing committee is chosen.The cardinalcamerlrn^o, or chamberlain of thp Church of Rome, serves as virtual “pope pro-tem” from the death of one pontiff to election of his successor. This important office now is held by Cardinal F’acelli (left) who recently visited the United States.I SKI) BAI.LOTS HI KXED\ POPE IS C HOSENHIS NAME XNXOl XCED2 Two votes are taken daily and \\ • unless a two-thirds majority j. \vWhen one candidate receivescomes at once, the used ballots are wry to PiPrt( the ballots of thatOUrned with wet straw. This sends v'ote are burned without straw. Aoiaek smoke from the chimney of hurst of white smoke thus an-tho Sistine chapel to indicate that nounces a new pontiff has beena pope has not yet been elected. chosen.4 Immediately the dean of the• Sacred College (now Cardinal Gennaro P gnatelli di Belmonte* appears on a balcony and announces to the waiting throng the name of the man elevated to the throne of St. Peter.
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The Berkshire Evening Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US
Fri, Feb 10, 1939
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