Title: 8 Things You May Not Know About the Papal Conclave - HISTORY
Headings: 8 Things You May Not Know About the Papal Conclave
8 Things You May Not Know About the Papal Conclave
A glimpse inside the famously secretive papal conclave.

Content: The next pope doesn’t necessarily have to be a cardinal. There are only two requirements for becoming pope: being male and being baptized into the Catholic Church. But although this technically leaves hundreds of millions of people eligible, they shouldn’t hold their breath. A non-cardinal hasn’t been chosen since 1378, when the selection of Urban VI brought about the Western Schism. 7. Only cardinals younger than 80 can vote. In 1970, Paul VI limited voting at conclaves to those cardinals younger than 80, reportedly as a way of building in term limits and preventing the elderly from having to travel to Rome. Many in the over-80 crowd still show up, however, and participate in pre-conclave meetings devoted to preparatory matters and discussions about the future of the church. 8.