De aliquibus mutationibus in normis

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De aliquibus mutationibus in normis de electione Romani Pontificis is an apostolic letter from Pope Benedict XVI. It was published on June 11, 2007 and regulates in the form of a motu proprios the reintroduction of the traditional norms regarding the majority required for the election of the Pope. The return to an unconditional two-thirds majority in the papal election is ordered: It is decreed that in the next papal election, a pope can only be elected with a two-thirds majority of the cardinals entitled to vote . Thus, Pope Benedict XVI. restore the old electoral code, according to which a two-thirds majority is required for the election of the new Pope even after 30 or 33 ballots in a conclave . However, as of 31 and 34 ballot only ballots approved between the two candidates who received the most votes in the last open ballot. Under John Paul II , the electoral order for papal elections was changed by the Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici gregis, so that a two-thirds majority after more than 30 or 33 ballots would no longer have been necessary, but an absolute majority would have been sufficient.

See also

Apostolic Constitutions Romano Pontifici Eligendo of Pope Paul VI. and Universi Dominici Gregis by John Paul II.

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Individual evidence

  1. depending on which day of the conclave the first ballot takes place, cf. Universi Dominici gregis No. 63 and 74