Let's review the official protocol of the Vatican, step by step. After the death of Pope Francis, the church is in " vacant see", and all the "ministers" cease their functions, and it will be the cardinal "Camerlengo", currently the Irish Kevin Farrell, who will administer it until a successor is found, as dictated by the apostolic constitution "Universi Dominic Gregis" of 1996.
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00:00And after the death of Pope Francis, let's review the official protocol of the Vatican, step by step.
00:07After the death of Pope Francis, the Church is in vacancy, and all the ministers cease their functions,
00:15and it will be the Cardinal Camerlengo, currently the Irish Kevin Farrell, who will administer it until a successor is found.
00:24As dictated by the Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gresis of 1996.
00:32Pope Francis had appointed the Cardinal Camerlengo in 2019, and also modified the Ordo Execitarum Romani Pontificis,
00:43the liturgical book that guides the funerals of the Popes established by the Apostolic Constitution.
00:50Pope Francis had written down what he wanted his funeral to be like, simpler than those of previous Popes.
00:58The funeral would be faithful to his austere style, without the exposition of the body on a catafalque in the Basilica of St. Peter, but in an open coffin.
01:10In this way, he proposed to eliminate both the tradition of depositing the Popes in three coffins of cypress, lead and oak,
01:18as well as the private wake of high officials of the Curia that was previously held before the public exposition.
01:27The death of the Pope is certified in his private chapel, and the Cardinals under the age of 80 gather in the existing chapel for the election of the new Pope,
01:37a secret process that requires a two-thirds majority.
01:41The conclave comes from the Latin cum clave, which means under lock and key, reflects the isolation and secrecy that characterise this event,
01:52and begins between 15 and 20 days after the declaration of the vacancy.
01:58During the meeting, boarding takes place up to four times a day.