Some cardinals from the U.S. had stated in their interviews that the conclave might not begin until well into the following week, wanting the issues to be well discussed (this also gives the non-Italian and non-curial cardinals the benefit of getting to know their Italian and curial counterparts, and especially their other colleagues worldwide, better, which may lessen any disadvantage they may have in voting).On 7 March, reporters were shown images of preparation work, including the installation of the chimney.Having met the conditions set for beginning the conclave, the cardinals chose Cardinal On 11 March, the day before the conclave, the non-cardinal officials, support staff and other non-voting personnel who had duties during the conclave took the oath of secrecy in the presence of Camerlengo On Tuesday, 12 March 2013, the cardinals present in Rome, both voting and non-voting, gathered in St. Peter's Basilica in the morning for the Et ego [forename] Cardinalis [surname] spondeo, voveo ac iuro. März 2013 im fünften Wahlgang der bisherige Erzbischof von Buenos Aires und Primas von Argentinien, Kardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, zum Nachfolger des zurückgetretenen Papstes Benedikt XVI. Le conclave de 2013 est le conclave à l'issue duquel le cardinal argentin Jorge Mario Bergoglio a été élu pape sous le nom de François, devenant le successeur de Benoît XVI, celui-ci ayant renoncé à sa charge le 28 février 2013. What do others think? Topics of discussion were: the activities of the Holy See in light of its relations with the world Church's bishops, the course of the Church's renewal after Vatican Council II, and the Church's position in the world, especially regarding the New Evangelization. He took the name At 19:06 local time (18:06 UTC), white smoke and the sounding of the bells of St. Peter's Basilica announced that a pope had been chosen and shortly thereafter the Vatican web site was changed to say "After two cardinals announced that they would not be attending, the Italian media referred to the Vatileaks scandal as "the 116th cardinal".Under the prior rules, any such person who violated the duty of secrecy was subject to punishment at the discretion of the new pope.Al-Rahi is the fourth Maronite Cardinal-Bishop Patriarch. The article currently has this after my editing; previously I saw reference to 153 cardinals and 115 electors, and presumably the electors are a subset of the number of cardinals present at that 7th general congregation. Motu proprio. This following is from the first one: In no part of the Catholic Church (western or any of the Eastern Catholic Churches)—nor, for that matter, in the Orthodox Churches, although they're not directly relevant—are married men ordained to the episcopate. --The article currently states that 'Cardinal Keith O'Brien ... would have been the only cardinal elector from the UK'. www.indianchristianity.com Accessed 29 May 2017: "Fascinating meeting Cardinals from all around the world. His predecessors turned 80 before having the opportunity to participate in a conclave.Baselios Cleemis was also the youngest cardinal-elector and the youngest member of the College of Cardinals. The only Cardinal among those that under 80 today that will not have a vote is Lubomyr Cardinal Husar, M.S.U. This old tradition had last been practiced by "Conclave must not be PREPONED"-Menachery www.indianchristianity.comMenachery: "Conclave must not be Pre-poned". That evening, the Sistine Chapel closed and the furnaces were installed. >On 8 March, 153 cardinals, including all 115 participating electors, attended the 7th general congregation, See the discussion I noticed a nice image on some other language versions.