Over the years, he has served in a long line of leadership in the Catholic Church on the American continent, both in the US and Latin America. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Villenova in the US.
He served, among other things, as the head of the World Agostini Order, and the Display Dispute Product. He believes in pastoral and non -administrative leadership, expressed confidence in the ability of the people to take part in the bishop’s choice, even though the final decision is of the Pope. He is known as an open and relatively innovative approach to the church, and advocates spiritual education and religious studies.
He headed one of the most revolutionary reforms of his predecessor, Pope Francis, when he added three women to the voter bloc that decides on the pope’s candidates for the Pope’s decision. At the beginning of 2025 Francis once again appreciated him by appointing him to the rank of Bishop-Cardinal, the oldest rank of cardinals, and some saw that to imply the support of Francis in his future choice.
Trump welcomed Lowe 14 for his choice, and wrote: “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Pravost chosen for the Pope. It’s a great honor to find that he is the first American pope. What excitement, and what great respect for our country.
In the evening, white smoke was tested, and then the bells rang in the Vatican, as part of the announcement that a replacement for Pope Ferrashoshus, who died in the past month. So, the 14th Leo went to the masses and revealed his identity.
With the departure of the white smoke, the big audience was widely excited. Some people read happy cries, others cried. with The death of the 266 Pope Francis The Vatican enters an emergency, during which he performed a series of actions and protocols – which is essentially the fastest and best choice of the new pope.
How is the new Pope?
The process of choosing the new pope is regulated by the apostulic constitution (its name is related to a Greek word that means “courier”) and is operated by the Sorokol protocol. The closed and important gathering is called Cork (Verbal: “with a key”, ie a locked and closed room).
- Conference convention: The select Council – Darden College of Divorced – invites all the duties under the age of 80 and can participate in the choice. Their numbers are limited to 120, but sometimes exceed this.
- The insulation of the conkhva: The voters are lonely in the Vatican, detached from the outside world, usually in quarters of Domus Santa Martha – with the aim of maintaining confidentiality and preventing external influence.
- The voting process: The vote is done in the Sistine Chapel, and a majority of two -thirds is required to choose a new pope. The votes are conducted secretly, and many rounds of votes are usually required until the most necessary majority is obtained.
- The declaration of choice: Once a candidate achieves the required majority and receives the appointment – senior oil declares We have a pope (Bams Papam, “We have Pope”).
As part of the selection procedure, the duties that will maintain complete confidentiality of the procedure, and pray for the most appropriate candidate. Oshman’s oath was sentenced to ostracism, without trial. After the oath, a lottery is held in which the three divisions will concentrate the voices, three more to be counted and three others to check the count and report the results.
How is the selection procedure itself?
On the address of the address printed Pick up the highest pontiff (“Supreme Cohen’s Choosing”). During the choice, each of the candidate writes his candidate’s name at the bottom of the choice and folds in two. The oils must not choose themselves.
After completing their favorite names, the divisions place the notes in the altar – is the ballot box. Each one puts its note on a small disc, a disc that thrown into the trophy. After all the voices were submitted, the three roots appointed to the role counts them, confirm and declare the results loudly.
Until a white smoke rose
The voting notes are burned in an oven specifically installed for the event within the Sistine Chapel – an oven that sends the world -known smoke letter. If there is no winner, the notes are burned with a chemical that gives the smoking the black color. This is how the curious audience knows that outside, but no pope is selected. When there is a winner, sometimes after a very long time of deliberation and discussions, the notes burned without any chemical – and a white smoke rises and rises. This is the agreed signal that there is a leader in the Catholic Church – or then the famous declaration “Bamus Papam”It is also the famous source of expression, which is also used in Holin’s contexts, when you want the meat that a decision was made that many were fully consent.
Who can be elected to the Pope’s role?
According to the dry law of the Catholic Church, every Catholic man who was baptized can cope with the Pope’s election. In practice, for centuries, the principle was maintained that the Pope was chosen from the root college. As in many other political cases, even in the case of the Vatican, there are more senior suits and less senior oils – which contributes to the chances of being elected to the high role.
For example, Pope Francis, or his youth Jorge Mario Bergolio, was one of the senior candidates to be elected to Pope as early as 2005, when the 16th Benedict was finally elected, also known as Joseph Ratzinger.