Romano Pontifici Eligendo

Romano Pontifici Eligendo is an Apostolic Constitution of Pope Paul VI. which was released on October 1, 1975. With this constitution, the procedures about the vacant Apostolic See , the funeral ceremony and the election of the Pope ( conclave ) are arranged.

This Apostolic Constitution is in the following:

the Apostolic Constitution "Vacante Sede Apostolica" of Pius X , promulgated on December 25, 1904 ,
of the Motu Proprio "Cum Proxime" by Pius XI. of March 1, 1922 as well as its Apostolic Constitution "Quae divinus" of March 25, 1935,
of the Apostolic Constitution "Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis" of Pope Pius XII. of December 8, 1945,
of the Motu Proprio "Summi Apostolicae Sedis" of the Blessed. John XXIII dated September 5, 1962

The document refers to two rituals to be prepared: one for the funeral ceremonies of the Pope, the other for the rites of the conclave; it also mentions eleven years (1964) after the personal laying down of the tiara by Pope Paul VI. During the Second Vatican Council, however, astonishingly the solemn coronation of the new Pope in point 92: " Ultimately the Pope will be crowned by the Cardinal Protodeacon, and within a reasonable period of time, the Patriarchal Lateran Basilica will be taken over according to the prescribed ritual. " that Paul VI. did not want to abolish the coronation of the Pope and the wearing of the tiara in general, but that he only wanted this to be understood as a personal act for the duration of his pontificate.

Paul VI affirms that the number of cardinals entitled to vote should not exceed 120, and he also orders that only cardinals who have not yet reached the age of 80 are eligible to vote. Pope John Paul II took over and confirmed these provisions in the Apostolic Constitution " Universi Dominici Gregis " of 1996.

literature

Bernhard Hülsebusch: The representative of Jesus - secrets and truth of the papal election. St. Benno book and magazine publishing company, Leipzig 2002.

Romano Pontifici Eligendo

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