World is waiting for the new Pope

VATICAN CITY: Cardinals ready for the second day of the conclave of behind the walls of the Vatican to elect a pope on Wednesday, with all eyes chimney that will indicate when there is a new leader of in the world 1200000000 cardinals 115 Catholics.The held its first surge voice is crucial in the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday it has begun the search process for a successor to Benedict XVI, who brought the troubled eight-year papacy to an abrupt end by the resignation post smoke into the air night month.Black over the Vatican, pointing out that no one got the necessary two-thirds majority to become 266 Roman Pope.White smoke - smoke produced by mixing of combustion ballot papers with flashlights - indicate that the new head of the Roman Catholic Church which was chosen.As awaiting the outcome of the first vote, mixed with lingering hopes among tens of thousands of pilgrims in St Peter's Square - all over world and the Catholic Church, which is struggling in many parts with scandals, and indifference in Italy conflict.Among Cardinals Angelo Scola's, Shearer Brazil Odilo and Canada Marc Ouellet - all conservatives such as Benedict XVI - is a favorite of three, but there is no frontrunner clear and synagogues and difficult to analysts suggest that the law predict.Some Benedict drama - in the first papal resignation in more than 700 years - could push the Cardinals to an unusual decision on an equal footing and that could emerge as an outsider to candidate.Hopes compromise on a high percentage of Philippines Archbishop of Manila popular, Luis Antonio Tagle, and on the African continent to Napier Wilfried South Africa, Archbishop of Durban, but in practice very little chances.Feet Curia.The Romanian Cardinals on Tuesday two-thirds of the cardinals are from Europe, North America and many experts consider between is that someone with only experience its interior can fix bureaucratic Vatican scandal tainted, in the chapel, repeated the mantra that the Latin seek guidance and divine curses on solemn oath never to reveal the secrets of the deliberations on the pain of "princes of the church" excommunication.The and disconnect from any contact with the outside world for Conclave. Eat and sleep in a Vatican apartment building where windows are locked shut and the phones are for internal use only.Modern days conclaves usually last no more than a few days. Elections Benedict in 2005 after the death of John Paul II took only two days.The announced 85-year-old Benedict on February 11 that he no longer had the strength of mind and body to cope world.In modern series of farewell emotional, and said the German pope generator that he lives "hidden from the world," and just wanted to be a "simple pilgrim."

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