There are 61 Europeans, 19 Latin Americans, 14 North Americans, 11 Africans, 11 Asians and one from Oceania among the voters. Benedict XVI will not participate in the conclave.
The conclave will proceed according to the rules of "Ordo Rituum Conclavis," established by Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution "Universi Dominici Gregis."
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The people of the Western world want a 'rock star' pope who makes them 'feel good' so they can focus on themselves even more. This pope didn't give us that. Instead he gave us all what we needed. What made Pope Benedict XVI great was his rich theology and love of tradition. Through his apostolic actions, he made subtle course corrections in the Church, that have little recognition in the immediate culture, but will be very clearly seen as people look back in history 20 years from now. Pope Benedict XVI has effectively changed the entire direction of the Church, moving us away from the hippy post-Vatican II culture of the 1970s, that gave us clown-masses and the sex-abuse scandal, toward a vision of Vatican II that is based on a 'hermeneutic of continuity' with the pre-conciliar Church. The long-term effect of Benedict's papacy is only seen immediately by a few, but will be unmistakable to the world a generation from now."
He will be eventually a Doctor of the Church. Thanks for the great comment
What made him great was his humility.
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