{"id":8530,"date":"2025-05-08T16:13:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=8530"},"modified":"2025-05-08T16:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:13:40","slug":"papal-conclave-live-updates-white-smoke-billows-from-sistine-chapel-chimney-indicating-new-pope-elected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=8530","title":{"rendered":"Papal conclave live updates: White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating new pope elected"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Vatican expert Mountain Butorac told <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/video\/im-big-fan-pizzaballa-pope-vatican-expert-121598997\" target=\"_blank\">ABC News<\/a> that before a conclave begins, the chimney stack, which releases smoke alerting the public whether cardinals have elected a new pope, is stored in an attic in the Sistine Chapel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Before the chimney was installed on May 2 on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, Butorac said it lived in the attic of the chapel, leaning against a wall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"SingleVideo\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"MediaPlaceholder relative MediaPlaceholder--16x9 cursor-pointer\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<figure class=\"Image aspect-ratio--parent MediaPlaceholder__Image\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper aspect-ratio--child\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU eEzcu lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"mNSUE OQXzL npjDN FWSOf mIlhR jWzcU msTA-d rpTQS \">\u2018I\u2019m a big fan of Pizzaballa\u2019 for next pope: Vatican expert<\/span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Mountain Butorac speaks to ABC News\u2019 James Longman about the process to elect a new pontiff.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">ABCNews.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Along with the cardinal electors, Butorac said other people working at the Vatican \u2014 those who press elevator buttons, drivers who take members of the clergy from Santa Marta to the Sistine Chapel and even the florist \u2014 are also required to take an oath to ensure the secrecy of the conclave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Additional priests who are available to provide confession to cardinals during the conclave are also required to take the oath of secrecy, Butorac said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vatican expert Mountain Butorac told ABC News that before a conclave begins, the chimney stack, which releases smoke alerting the public whether cardinals have elected a new pope, is stored in an attic in the Sistine Chapel. 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