[fred says]

Originally posted by Bullredchaser
Spamin the only way for a new Pope to suceed is through the death of the current Pope. Elections are held after the death not 1 minute before by the peers not the people.And the Vatican is like any other Goverment as some are conservative and some are in the progressive party and the process of the different groups coming to agreement can take weeks to pick one of there peers to become the new Pope. Generaly there is black smoke on top of the vatican building when the Pope dies until a new one is selected and then white smoke comes out in which minutes later a speach is given by the new Pope.

Thanks, Eurotrip