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Not as big of news as, say, Terri Shiavo's death but...
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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Why are you asking me, given those nasty things you say about me?
But, yes, the votes take a long time, and are cast with great ritual. I understand that electioneering is frowned on and has to occur very discretely among a bunch of Cardinals hanging out in Rome for the best vacation of their last few decades, so there is not a lot of hurry to the process.
On the smoke every night, I don't believe a round of voting is always completed every day, so smoke watchers can stare at the sky for ages only to discover the Cardinals have been sequested in prayer around the holy ale keg. This is what I remember from the last times, the whole "Waiting for Godot" element of smoke-gazers.
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Didn't Dan Brown cover the details in Angels and Demons?
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All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that not going to last. - Proust
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