Voting for a new pope is not a joke.
Before Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Francis Prevost) was appointed the successor of the end Pope Francis At the last conclave, he – with more than a hundred other Catholic cardinals – joined strict rules during the super secret affair.
In fact, all cardinals must take the solemn oath to protect the secrecy of the conclave under the penalty of “automatic” excommunication before the sequestration of the election, according to the Universi Dominici Gregis, one of the documents used to regulate the papal election.
And once the doors of the Vatican sixtine chapel are sealed, the master of ceremonies declaring “extra omnes” (“everyone”) to inaugurate those who do not participate in the vote of the premise, all forms of communication with the outside world are prohibited.
This means that cardinals are “specifically prohibited” access to the Internet, social media, television, phones, radios, newspapers and faxes, according to the UDG
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