Choosing The Next Pope (With Monsignor Smith)

The Catholic Talk Show

Ryan Scheel, Ryan DellaCrosse, and Fr. Richard Pagano

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Christianity

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan & Ryan are joined by Monsignor K.B. Smith who has participated in a Papal Conclave to talk about what happens when a pope dies and how the Church elects the successor of Peter. Episode 314: In this episode, we will discuss: • An Insider's View of Papal Conclaves • How Long After A Pope Dies Will A Conclave Happen? • How Does The Voting In A Conclave Work? • Which Cardinal Might Be The Next Pope? • Why Is Secrecy So Critical In Conclaves? • and much more 00:00 Introduction to the Conclave 03:09 Understanding the Role of the Pope 05:52 The Conclave Process Explained 09:01 Historical Context of Conclaves 11:51 Life Inside the Conclave 15:06 The Mourning Process and Transition 18:13 The Role of the Holy Spirit in Elections 21:03 The Voting Process and Its Nuances 23:58 The Importance of Discernment 27:10 The Influence of Cardinal Relationships 30:10 Reflections on the Chair of Peter 48:54 The Election Process of a New Pope 51:14 The Rituals Following the Election 53:29 The Announcement of the New Pope 55:05 The Role of the Swiss Guard 57:41 The Transition to Papal Duties 01:00:07 Speculations on the Next Pope 01:03:36 The Historical Context of Papal Elections 01:05:14 Potential Candidates for the Next Papacy 01:10:55 The Importance of the Next Papal Election 01:15:34 Reflections on the Conclave Experience Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.1	Hey everybody, welcome back to another episode of the Catholic Talk Show.
0:18.8	Today we're going to be talking about the events and the circumstances that surround
0:22.6	what a conclave is in the Catholic Church.
0:25.6	That's right.
0:26.2	We're lucky enough to be joined by Monsignor K.N.E. Smith, who actually participated in
0:30.2	the conclave, and he's going to give us the insider information on what happens on a
0:34.0	conclave, what happens when a Pope dies? And so much more.
1:13.7	All right. All right. my first pastor in Washington, D.C., my only pastor in Washington, D.C., when Jen and I were married, this was, this was our, us as a couple, our, and our family, our first pastor, our first pastor baptisms everything i mean it was just uh and you and jen are still married i want to say we are still married you did a really
1:18.9	good job yeah yeah the uh and then i was a youth minister there and i remember you casually bringing
1:27.3	out these pictures of you being in the
1:30.2	conclave and behind Pope Benedict when he was elected and I almost lost it like what what and so
1:38.3	when Ryan and I were talking about bringing somebody on for this show I was was like, I've got the perfect guy.
1:44.9	So here is the perfect guy, Monsignor Smith.
1:47.8	Welcome to the Catholic talk show.
1:50.7	Thank you, Ryan.
1:51.9	Both Ryan's pleasure to be here.
1:54.1	It's not something I've done before, but, yeah, there have been echoes lately.
1:59.9	People have started asking me questions about, hey, what happens if?
2:05.5	Because the Holy Father is so ill.
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