Author: GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 04/05/2025 | 04:08:03
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Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, put an end to the longest papal election in the history of the Catholic Church. In the 13th century, the cardinals were summoned to elect the successor of the late Pope Clement IV. As the cards continued to deliberate, frustration rose among locals due to the lack of progress. The cardinals were first locked in Viterbo’s papal palace with a key. The term conclave comes from the Latin words “cum” (with) and “clavem” (key) The cardinal’s left us a very important testimony, a parchment, dated June 8, 1270. Gregorio X decreed that cardinals were restricted to “one meal per day” and later, to bread, water and wine. The newly elected Adrian V, however, suspended those rules a few years later. “This is the history of our city,” he said.
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