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Cónclave 2025, preguntas y respuestas del proceso de elección de Papa que está por comenzar

Este protocolo está lleno de particularidades y despierta curiosidad, aquí están algunas preguntas con sus respuestas

(FILES) This handout picture released by the Press office shows cardinals queuing in the Sistine Chapel to swear on the Bible to never reveal the secrets of their deliberations before the start of the conclave at the Vatican on March 12, 2013. Catholic cardinals meeting in Rome on April 28, 2025, agreed to begin on May 7, 2025, the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, according to ANSA news agency. On Wednesday May 7, the cardinals will take part in a solemn mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, after which those eligible to vote will gather in the Sistine Chapel for the secretive ballot, which can last several days. (Photo by Handout / OSSERVATORE ROMANO / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /  OSSERVATORE ROMANO" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
(FILES) This handout picture released by the Press office shows cardinals queuing in the Sistine Chapel to swear on the Bible to never reveal the secrets of their deliberations before the start of the conclave at the Vatican on March 12, 2013. Catholic cardinals meeting in Rome on April 28, 2025, agreed to begin on May 7, 2025, the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, according to ANSA news agency. On Wednesday May 7, the cardinals will take part in a solemn mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, after which those eligible to vote will gather in the Sistine Chapel for the secretive ballot, which can last several days. (Photo by Handout / OSSERVATORE ROMANO / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / OSSERVATORE ROMANO" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HANDOUT
(FILES) This handout picture released by the Press office shows cardinals queuing in the Sistine Chapel to swear on the Bible to never reveal the secrets of their deliberations before the start of the conclave at the Vatican on March 12, 2013. Catholic cardinals meeting in Rome on April 28, 2025, agreed to begin on May 7, 2025, the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, according to ANSA news agency. On Wednesday May 7, the cardinals will take part in a solemn mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, after which those eligible to vote will gather in the Sistine Chapel for the secretive ballot, which can last several days. (Photo by Handout / OSSERVATORE ROMANO / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /  OSSERVATORE ROMANO" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
La capilla Sixtina es el lugar donde los cardenales elegirán al sucesor del Papa Francisco en el cónclave. (Oficina de prensa del Vaticano/Oficina de prensa del Vaticano)

A partir de este miércoles 7 de mayo, los cardenales menores de 80 años tendrán en sus manos la decisión de elegir al sucesor del papa Francisco. Este proceso se llama cónclave.

Es una tradición que lleva siglos y como tal está llena de protocolos y particularidades que despiertan curiosidad y preguntas. Aquí recopilamos algunas de ellas con sus respuestas. Para responder se recurrió a la página de la Santa Sede, al portal oficial Vatican News, portales de noticias católicos como Catholic.net o The College of Cardinals Report y a respuestas dadas por cardenales en la prensa internacional.

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