Give us a pope!

Well, based on historical standards, they haven’t gotten very far in their voting yet, so I suppose I will be patient for the moment.

コンクラーベ、３回目投票でも新法王 決まらず
【ローマ＝末続哲也】

ベネディクト１６ 世の後継ローマ法王を選ぶ会議「コンク ラーベ」は、１２日の１回目投票に続き、 ２日目となる１３日午前（日本時間同 夜）、２～３回目の投票がバチカンのシス ティナ礼拝堂で行われた。 選出を担う８０歳未満の枢機卿１１５人 の３分の２の票（７７票）を得た者はな く、新法王は決まっていない。１３日夕（ 日本時間１４日未明）にも、２回の投票が 予定されている。 ３回目の投票終了後の１３日昼前、礼拝 堂の煙突からは午前中の２回の投票で「新 法王は未決定」に終わったことを外部に知 らせる黒い煙が上がった。「決定」の場合 は白い煙が上がる。 法王が１３日中に決まらない場合、１４ 日も午前２回、午後２回の投票を行う。２ ００５年の前回は計４回、１９７８年の 前々回は計８回の投票で決まった。 （2013年3月13日21時48分 読売新聞）

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/world/news/20130313-OYT1T01190.htm?from=ylist

Conclave casts third vote without electing pope

The “Conclave,” a gathering to select a successor pope to Benedict 16 th , held its first vote on the 12 th , and now in its second day, held the second and third votes on the morning of the 13 th (evening Japan time) at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.

A new pope was not selected, since no individual gained 2/3 of the votes of the 115 cardinals under the age of 80 (77 votes). Another vote is scheduled for the evening of the 13 th (morning of the 14 th Japan time).

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the chapel on the morning of the conclusion of the third vote on the 13 th , signaling the 2 nd vote had ended with no pope selected. In the event of a selection, white smoke will appear.

If no pope is selected on the 13 th , there will be two more votes on the morning of the 14 th . 2 votes will also happen in the afternoon. In the previous selection in 2005, approximately 4 votes happened, and in 1978, there were approximately 8 votes before a decision was reached.