Pope Leo

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

8 hours ago, Luv2play said:

I read somewhere that a Cardinal who was voting revealed to an associate that Leo got over 100 votes. An indiscretion and hearsay to be sure but take it for what it’s worth. 

That's a number that's to be expected.  There were 135 cardinals eligible to vote.  Church law requires 2/3 vote for a new Pope.  100 votes would be 74%, meeting the 66.6% threshold.  Hardly gossip or noteworthy, it's just the nature of elections.

[+ Pensant]

On 5/8/2025 at 7:17 PM, Vegas_Millennial said:

The older I get, the more I find to agree with the Catholic Church. 

That seems to be a trend, especially among younger people. 

[dutchal]

On 5/12/2025 at 11:22 PM, Vegas_Millennial said:

That's a number that's to be expected.  There were 135 cardinals eligible to vote.  Church law requires 2/3 vote for a new Pope.  100 votes would be 74%, meeting the 66.6% threshold.  Hardly gossip or noteworthy, it's just the nature of elections.

There were only 132 in the conclave, and election required 2/3 + 1, or 89, so over 100 wouldn't necessarily be expected.