Explainer: The Catholic Church's Process for the Death of a Pope and the Election of a New One

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The death of a Pope begins a centenary ritual that involves sacred oaths by the cardinals who choose a successor, the drilling of the ballots with a needle and thread after they are counted, and then burning them to produce Blackde Smoke Black Black Catholic.

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