Cardinals to have communication shut down during conclave
Landlines, mobiles will be inaccessible
15 February, 17:03
(ANSA) - Rome, February 15 - Telephones, mobile phones and
all forms of communication for Cardinals voting during the
conclave to elect the new pope in mid-March will be blocked as
soon as voting begins.
According to the apostolic constitution Universi Dominici
Gregis (The Lord's Whole Flock), written by Pope John Paul II in
1996, there must be absolute discretion when electing a new
pope.
Lines within the Vatican City walls where the cardinals
will be lodged and the Sistine Chapel where voting will take
place will be rendered completely inaccessible.The Vatican guards will be responsible for enforcing the rule.
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