The primary sources for this article are: Pontiff, by Gordon Thomas & Max Morgan-Witts (Doubleday, New York:1983);Witness To Hope, by George Weigel (HarperCollins, London: 1999); America, November 19, 1994; The Southern Cross, October 8 & October 15, 1978 & October 25, 1998. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. He later describes him as pale and pensive. And now the most eminent cardinals have called a new bishop of Rome. Karol Cardinal Wojtyła, Aloísio Cardinal Lorscheider, and Bernardin Cardinal Gantin allegedly served as scrutineers during the balloting. Of course, nobody discounts the Italian heavyweights: Giovanni Benelli (57), a former aide to Paul VI and archbishop of Florence; the conservatives Pericle Felici (67), the prefect of the Apostolic Signature; and Giuseppe Siri (72), archbishop of Genoa. [5] This was due also to an intentional mistake made by the newly elected Pope during this speech, given in Italian language, a mistake that won immediately the applause of the crowd, releasing the tension of the event. Which, translated into English, can be read as follows. 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The Most Eminent and Most Reverend Lord, [10] At 7:31 p.m. John Paul I appeared on the balcony and gave his blessing. Under the rules introduced for the 2005 conclave, cardinals over 80 are required to take the same oath of secrecy if they want to participate in the preparatory meetings. Cardinals are pictured behind a screen as they gather in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave of October 1978 which elected Cardinal Karol Wojtyla as the 263rd pope. Clearly, Colombo’s Italian bloc votes did not go to Benelli, who nonetheless is only five votes short of becoming pope. fi:Vuoden 1978 toinen konklaavi, Praised be Jesus Christ! Instead they found themselves having to elect his successor within six weeks. Getting to the conclave used to be especially hard for American cardinals. pt:Conclave de Outubro de 1978 “All honour to Jesus Christ.” The crowd responds. In the next ballot, Benelli, on 65 votes, edges closer to the required 75. The Papal conclave of October 1978 was triggered by the sudden death, after only thirty-three days in office, of Pope John Paul I on September 28. October 1978: The world’s cardinals gather in Rome to elect one of their own as the new pope, the second time they are called to do so in less than two months. (something like: "if I make a mistake, you will corict me!" Now the electors will most likely look at a younger man, even a non-Italian after all, there had been talk of a first non-Italian pontiff in 455 years before the August conclave. However, it was unclear which colour the smoke was for over an hour; some of the cardinals had personally deposited their notes and tally sheets in the stove, causing black smoke after white had already appeared. After the cardinal electors assembled in Rome, they elected Cardinal Albino Luciani, Patriarch of Venice, as the new pope on the fourth ballot. When the cardinals elected John Paul I on August 26, they expected he would reign for at least a decade. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks at the conclave that brought us Pope John Paul II. Instead they found themselves having to elect his successor within six weeks. After lunch, round 7: Wojtyla has 73 votes; Benelli 38. [13], According to one report of the balloting, French traditionalist Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre received a small number of votes—variously reported as three or "several"—causing some consternation among the cardinals.[14]. Dominum Carolum Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ Cardinalem Wojtyla He accepted his election with these words: "With obedience in faith to Christ, my Lord, and with trust in the Mother of Christ and the Church, in spite of great difficulties, I accept." Also among those cardinals who rallied behind Wojtyła were supporters of Siri, Cardinal Adam Stefan Wyszyński, most of the American cardinals (led by Cardinal John Krol), and other moderate cardinals. Indeed, Siri makes it easy for the electors to do so by the publication (possibly against his wishes) on the eve of the conclave of an extraordinary interview with the Gazetto del Popolo. In honor of his two immediate predecessors, he took John Paul as his regnal name. It would last until 16 October 1978. He accepted the election and took the name of John Paul. We have a Pope! The cardinals ineligible to participate in the two 1978 conclaves because they were at least eighty years old are listed below, arranged by date of promotion to the cardinalate. Now, in October, Fr Greeley doesn’t fancy König’s chances. My cell was a kind of sauna. [8] During the third ballot, Johannes Willebrands and António Ribeiro, who sat on either side of Luciani, whispered words of encouragement to him as he continued to receive more votes. On 14 October 1978, the conclave which would elect Cardinal Karol Wojtyła as pope to succeed Pope John Paul I began. The cardinals electors were looking not for a Curial bureaucrat, but rather a warm, pastoral figure along the lines of Pope John XXIII. At 19:21, almost two hours to the minute after the result of the final ballot was announced, the first Slavic pope ever and the first non-Italian in more than four and a half centuries enters the balcony: the world sees the new pope, a man most had not even known existed. All cardinal electors are required to surrender any notes they may have taken in order to be burned along with ballots. https://pos.snapscan.io/qr/19K6EebY, Countdown Of The Southern Cross’ 40 Marian Shrines – #25 – #21, Countdown Of The Southern Cross’ 40 Marian Shrines – #5 – #1, Order The Southern Cross Magazine for Your Parish, How Mary Magdalene The Apostle Was Slandered. Who took himself to the name John Paul. 100% (1/1) John Paul I Popes John Paul I Albino Luciani. Instead he backs a computer analysis that has Ursi as the next pope. The chapel windows remained closed, some sealed, and the summer heat was oppressive. It was unclear for over an hour whether the smoke was white to indicate a pope had been elected or black to indicate that balloting would continue. October 15, 1978 The Sacred College of Cardinals started secret [WORD ILLEGIBLE] yesterday for the second time in two months to elect [WORD ILLEGIBLE] pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Because Pope John Paul I died after only thirty-three days in office without creating any cardinals, and none of the cardinals who were eligible to vote turned eighty between John Paul I's election and the beginning of the second conclave on 14 October that elected Pope John Paul II, the lists of over-age cardinals for the two 1978 conclaves are identical. Six hours later, the cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel whilst the chapel choir sang the hymn Veni Creator Spiritus. Luciani had told his secretary that he would decline the papacy if elected. Dear brothers and sisters, we are still all very saddened by the death of the very dear Pope John Paul I. More confusion ensued when it was thought that the new pope was Cardinal Ugo Poletti after an Italian newsreporter announced, Polacco ("the Pole"). Archbishop Virgilio Noè, the Papal Master of Ceremonies, gave the traditional command of Extra omnes ("Everybody out! The papal conclave of August 1978, the first of the two conclaves held that year, was convoked after the death of Pope Paul VI on 6 August 1978 at Castel Gandolfo.wikipedia. ("Polish!"). —————————————————————————————————————————————————— ( Log Out /  The speech, however, made a good impression on Italian listeners who were nervous at the prospect of a foreign pope. [citation needed] Others named Giovanni Benelli of Florence, until recently Vatican Secretary of State, Sebastiano Baggio, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, and non-cardinal Anastasio Ballestrero, Archbishop of Turin. Pericle Felici, as the ranking Cardinal Deacon, then stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and delivered the Habemus Papam in Latin, announcing Luciani's election. König does not see himself as papabile either. (Photo: KNA/CNS). no:Konklavet oktober 1978 The doyen of the Vatican press corps, the ex-Jesuit Peter Hebblethwaite, speculates that such a man could be the 54-year-old Brazilian Aloisio Lorscheider (though Hebblethwaite concedes that Lorscheider’s young age and reportedly fragile health might count against him).

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