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Keywords: Conclave, Papal Conclave, Sistine Chapel, Habemus Papam, black smoke, white smoke, cardinal electors, Vatican, Pope election.

The psychology shifts through phases:

(meaning "with a key"), it refers to the historical practice of locking the electors away until a decision is reached to prevent outside political interference. 1. The Secrecy and Process Held in the Sistine Chapel Conclave

When a candidate finally receives two-thirds of the votes, the Dean of the College of Cardinals asks him a terrifying question: "Acceptasne electionem de te canonice factam in Summum Pontificem?" ("Do you accept your canonical election as Supreme Pontiff?") Conclave