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Two Kerala cardinals among those voting for
new Pope
Monday February 11, 2013 07:39:54 PM,
IANS
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Kochi:
Two cardinals from Kerala are among the four from the country to
leave for Vatican to cast their vote in elections for a new pope
to replace Pope Benedict XVI, the leader of the Catholic church,
who has announced that he would step down in view of advanced age.
The 85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI, set to resign Feb 28, will be
the first pope to resign in six centuries.
Sixty-six-year-old Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly diocese
of the Syro-Malabar Church, Mar George Alencherry and 53-year-old
Rev Dr Moran Mar Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, head of the capital
city-headquartered Syro-Malankara Catholic Church are the two from
Kerala who will join two other cardinals from India to elect the
next pope.
Incidentally, both the men from Kerala were only elevated to the
post of cardinal last year, on different occasions.
Speaking to IANS, the spokesperson of the Syro-Malabar Church, Fr
Paul Thelekkat said the electoral college consists of 120
cardinals. Only cardinals below the age of 80 are eligible to cast
a vote in elections for a Pope.
"Even though there are 211 cardinals, there have to be 120
cardinals who are under the age of 80. These 120 not only cast
their votes to elect a new pope, but each one of them can also
contest for the post," Thelekkat said.
The 120 cardinals huddle together in prayer ahead of the
elections. Once the election process starts, they come out only
after the new pope is elected from among them. This could take
about five days.
When the election process is completed, white smoke emerges from
the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signalling to the world that a
new pope has been elected.
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