Title: Rome's Sistine Chapel: 50 fascinating facts - Telegraph
Headings: Rome's Sistine Chapel: 50 fascinating facts
Rome's Sistine Chapel: 50 fascinating facts
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Content: 32. Until 1970 there was no age limit on voting cardinals but now they must be under 80. Older cardinals are allowed to play a ‘spiritual’ role in the early stage of an election. 33. A non-cardinal speaker addresses the conclave before its start: in 2005, at Pope Benedict XVI’s election, it was a Capuchin monk. Note that the word cappuccino derives from the garb of Capuchin monk: brown robes with a white cowl. Vatican City Credit: iStock
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