| And so, a national conclave on weather prediction, held in Kochi became a closely guarded affair. |
| Modern changes to conclave procedures have eliminated voting by acclamation. |
| Conventional wisdom says that whoever goes into the conclave as pope exits as cardinal. |
| He decided to spend the night instead at the Vatican hotel where the cardinals gathered for the conclave. |
| But if the conclave remains deadlocked after about 33 ballots, the rules allow for the election of a Pope on attaining a 51 per cent majority. |
| The videotape was aired as cardinals arrived in the rain at the Vatican for their seventh meeting to map out details of the conclave. |
