Pope of Rome to Step Down

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by txAOII_15

Pretty funny spoof of the conclave (that unfortunately hits too close to home)

Hurry! To the conclave!

LOL! So wrong, yet...

As for the black smoke, I'd have been really surprised if they'd elected a Pope on the first ballot. This may take a while. Hopefully someone will be in place by Easter.

So I have a couple of dumb questions I haven't been able to find answers to.

- Do the cardinal-electors vote on Sundays?
- A cardinal-elector has to be under age 80. What happens if a cardinal-elector turns 80 during the conclave? I'm guessing he becomes ineligible as a candidate for Pope, but does he still get to vote?