Over wine and cigars: the real work of a papal election.(JOHN PAUL II: AN ERA ENDS)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: April 15, 2005| Author: Allen, John L., Jr. | Copyright information

When it comes to electing a pope, there are no Iowa caucuses, no candidate debates, no conventions or platforms. The "campaign" is more analogous to the 2003 California gubernatorial recall than a presidential primary--a quick sprint that flares up unexpectedly and is over before it even seems to begin.

Conclave veterans say most of the heavy lifting involved in electing a pope happens out of public view. Cardinal Franz Konig of Vienna, Austria, in a July 2001 NCR interv...

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