oneThe death of the Pope, a papal council - a very secret and important process - took place in the Vatican because the Cardinal determined who would lead the Catholic Church.

After Pope Francis passed on April 21, the meeting began with the channels for cardinals from all over the world to Rome.

On Wednesday, May 7, the first day of the meeting, 133 cardinals gathered at Sistine Chapel to vote. They failed to make a decision, as the black smoke that emerged in the church chimney at night showed. The candidate must get at least two-thirds of the vote to become the next pope, and a successful vote will bring White Synthes away from the Sistine Church.

On the second day of a meeting, four rounds of votes will be held, and so on, until the new Catholic leader is elected. In theory, this process can continue indefinitely.

It is not surprising that the conclusion that has lasted for many years has been known before. However, recent elections are much shorter. The last conclusion that lasted for more than a week was in 1831, when Pope Gregory XVI was elected 51 days after the vote.

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This is a breakdown of the changes in the length of conclusions in recent years.

The longest meeting in history - and how to be

The death of Pope Clement VI in 1268 caused a huge crisis in the Catholic Church. The 17 Cardinals were part of the meeting to choose his successor, but the group was divided into two factions known as Guelphs and Guelphren.

This split and personal and political motivations between the cardinals led to the deadlock, and the meeting ended up lasting 1,006 days. It closed the door to Viterbo City where the meeting was held and was completely isolated from the outside world before making a decision.

The three-year meeting led to a later conclusion that the new Pope Gregory X announced in 1274 that it would have to be held behind closed doors, and that there was no contact between the Cardinal and the outside.

Gregory X said the cardinal should lock in "cum clave" - ​​latin in isolation to "use the key". The term has since developed into a “conference,” thus giving this election process a modern name.

In the following years, well-known conclusions lasted for several days to several months.

Thankfully, for Catholics and the rest of the world, recent conclusions have not lasted for three years. The longest time of the past five is only three days.

In March 2013, Pope Francis' latest election lasted for two days. The Cardinal only needs five rounds of vote to choose the next pope. One vote is held on the first day and four votes are voted on the second day.

This was the same time range in 2005, with Pope Benedict XVI being chosen by the Cardinal two days later.

In 1978, there were two conclusions. In October, Pope John Paul II was elected in a three-day vote. Just a few months ago, in August, John Paul I was elected within two days. John Paul III died of a heart attack just 33 days after his tenure as the pope began. Given the sudden nature and timing of his death, his death was shrouded in conspiracy.