Papal election rules changed.(WORLD BRIEFS)(Brief article) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: July 6, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

VATICAN CITY -- In a decision published June 26, Pope Benedict XVI said that popes must always be elected by a two-thirds majority of eligible Catholic cardinals.

The change undoes a reform by Benedict's predecessor, Pope John Paul II, which permitted election by a simple majority under certain circumstances.

After the death of a pope, all cardinals under the age of 80 who are healthy enough to attend must assemble in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a n...

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