It's Day 2 of the Papal Conclave and the second vote was taken shortly before the show. Two ballots were taken this morning by the cardinal-electors inside in the Sistene Chapel that resulted in black smoke, which means a new pope was not selected.
Bret Thoman joins Gus from just outside of St. Peter’s Square in Rome to talk about the feeling in the air among the faithful and tourists gathered to watch the Sistene Chapel and be there when the next pope has been elected. He talks with Gus about where he was during the last papal conclave and, since Bret has written extensively about St. Francis of Assisi, his reaction when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio took the name Francis. He closes by giving his prediction of when we will see white smoke. Afterwards, Gus invites listeners to call in and voice their choice for the next pope.
Also, the most exciting thing following the announcement that the cardinals elected a new pope is what name he will take, and in the approximately 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, we’ve had lots of names. University of Notre Dame assistant professor and program director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life Joshua McManaway calls in to talk about the history of papal names and some of the oddities like why are we up to 23 John’s when there have only been 21 and why has there never been a Peter II. He also discusses the history of taking on a new name, which didn’t begin until the sixth century, and how popes go about selecting their name. Gus turns it over to the listeners and invites them to call in and share what name they would take if they were elected pope.
Later, Bob Dunning calls in to talk about the conclave and to share what name he would take if he were elected pope, which would be Pope Robert Jerome.
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