How many votes does a cardinal need for pope?

A two-thirds supermajority vote is required to elect the new pope. The last papal conclave occurred in 2013, when Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis, succeeding Benedict XVI.

Who are the Favourites to be the next pope?

The current Pope is Francis who was elected to be the Supreme Pontiff in March 2013 when Pope Benedict XV1 resigned….Pope Surgery.

Next Pope	Nationality	Betting Odds
Cardinal Marc Ouellet	Canada	7.0
Archbishop Angelo Scola	Italy	7.0
Bishop Angelo De Donatis	Italy	9.0
Cardinal Christoph Schonborn	Austria	9.0

Is Pope Francis the 267th pope?

Over a 100,000 devotees gathered at the St Peter’s Square in the Vatican where Pope Francis was inaugurated as the 267th pope in the history of the Catholic Church.

Has any pope not been a cardinal?

The next pope doesn’t necessarily have to be a cardinal. There are only two requirements for becoming pope: being male and being baptized into the Catholic Church. A non-cardinal hasn’t been chosen since 1378, when the selection of Urban VI brought about the Western Schism.

Does the Pope smoke?

According to CatholicWorldReport.com, at least a handful of popes indulged in tobacco use. Pius X and Pius XI smoked cigars, John XXIII smoked cigarettes, and Pope Benedict XVI is rumored to smoke (usually either Marlboro Reds or Gold) but doesn’t do so openly.

Is Cardinal Sarah the next pope?

The Holy See Press Office announced Saturday that Cardinal Sarah had stepped down. No successor has been named. The cardinal submitted his resignation as required by church law when he turned 75 on June 15 of last year. But the pope frequently lets cardinals serve two or three years past that age, though not past 80.

Can a Jesuit become Pope?

—several Jesuits have been made bishops or even cardinals. In 2013 the first Jesuit pope was elected, Pope Francis. The following is a complete list of contemporary living Jesuit cardinals. Three of them are above 80 years of age and thus are ineligible as a papal elector.

Has a pope ever had a child?

Some candidates were sexually active before their election as pope, and others were accused of being sexually active during their papacies. A number of them had offspring….Popes who were legally married.

Name	John XVII
Reign(s)	(1003)
Relationship	Married before his election as pope
Offspring	Yes (three sons)