Lil Red Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Have there ever been cardinals elected pope on the first ballot? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicCid Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) Eighteen cardinals present in Avignon entered the conclave on December 29. In the first ballot on the next day in the morning Cardinal Pierre Roger de Beaufort, nephew ofClement VI, protodeacon of the Sacred College, was unanimously elected Pope.[4] He initially opposed his election but eventually accepted and took the name of Gregory XI. On January 2, 1371 he was ordained to the priesthood, and on January 3 he was consecrated bishop of Rome by the dean of the College of Cardinals Guy de Boulogne, and crowned by the new protodeacon Rinaldo Orsini in the cathedral Notre Dame des Doms in Avignon.[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_conclave,_1370 Edited March 10, 2013 by CatholicCid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-how-cardinals-actually-vote-in-conclaves 3. Why will the first ballot almost certainly not result in a new pope? Although it has happened that a pope has been elected on the first ballot--due to pre-conclave negotiations--this hasn't happened in centuries. In recent history, all conclaves have taken at least three ballots. Invariably, the first ballot is spread among a significant number of different candidates. Subsequent ballots are needed for a single candidate to accumulate enough votes to be elected pope. Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-how-cardinals-actually-vote-in-conclaves#ixzz2NB7hsFML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicCid Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Check also Boniface VII. There have been several anti-popes elected on the first ballot :spike: Also, I would believe that "Pope" Michael of Kansas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bawden) may have been elected in the first vote (attended by 6 people, including his mother). :disguise: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Also, I would believe that "Pope" Michael of Kansas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bawden) may have been elected in the first vote (attended by 6 people, including his mother). :disguise: :hehe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 :hehe: Don't hate us Kansans just because we're cool enough to have our own Pope. We have Pope Michael, Kathleen Sebelius, and Fred Phelps. Kansas is a special place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicCid Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) :hehe: If you want an even greater laugh, his mother didn't vote for him. She thought the strains of the papacy would be too much for him. :hehe2: Edited March 10, 2013 by CatholicCid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 If you want an even greater laugh, his mother didn't vote for him. She thought the strains of the papacy would be too much for him. :hehe2: bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I was watching something on EWTN last night and they were discussing why there is only one ballot on the first day. They said that ballot serves more for getting a feel for things then the cardinals have time (dinner, after dinner) to discuss among themselves before the voting resumes the next day. So it kind of makes sense that it is highly unlikely that a Pope would be elected on that first ballot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the171 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Don't worry. There will be a Pope Dylana by the end of this week. They want me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Don't worry. There will be a Pope Dylana by the end of this week. They want me. They told me they wanted me. This is conflicting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiiMichael Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Pope Michael is my favorite, ahahahahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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