The maximum of 120 voters has already exceeded in the previous Pontificate

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Pablo VI was the first appearance created, in the Apostolic Constitution The Roman Pontif is chosen From October 1, 1975“The maximum number of voters should not exceed 120”. Before this legislation with Pope Montini, in Consori on April 28, 1969, Cardinessio College reached 134 voters. John Paul II published new rules with The Apostolic Constitution The dominic universe is from the herdEmphasis, in n. 33, as Paul VI was created. However, the maximum of 120 voters were exceeded by Pope Vogelette four times: in the municipal hall on June 28, 1988 (160 of the Cardinals, including 121 voters and 39 non -McLeans), on February 21, 2001, from Kaidins, 47 voters, and 47 voters). October 2003 (194 Cardinals, of which 134 voters and 60 non -voters). After the death of John Paul II, on April 2, 2005, at the opening of Conclave on April 18, 2005, the Cardinal College consisted of 183 Cardinal, including 117 voters and 66 voters.

The sixteenth Benedict exceeded the share of 120 voters twice: in the municipal hall on November 20, 2010 (203 Cardinals, including 121 voters, 82 non -regions) and February 18, 2012 (213 Cardinal, of which 125 voters and 88 voters). At the time of her resignation, on February 28, 2013, in The Conclave, which started on March 12, 2013, the Cardinal College consisted of 207 Cardinals, of which 117 of the voters and 90 non -owners.

Francisco has reached more than 120 Cardinals voting in all its ten expansion: in Konsori on February 22, 2014 (218 Cardinals, including 122 voters and 96 non -owners), February 14, 2015 (227 Cardinals, of which 125 voters and 102 non -regions), November 19, 2016 (228 Coleinals, (225 Cardinals, including 121 voters and 104 without Voters), June 28, 2018 (226 Cardinals, including 125 voters and 101 non -available areas), 5 October 2019 (225 Cardinals, of which 128 voters and 102 voters), November 28, 229 (229 Cardinals, of which 128 voters, of which 132 voters and 94 other than the elected), on September 30, 2023 (242 Cardinal, of whom 137 voters and voters 105 Other than the elected), on December 7, 2024 (253 Cardinal, of whom 140 voters and 113 are not voters).

Although the other Pope has exceeded the minimum, this is the first time that a group has been celebrated on the number number of more than 120: there were 111 in two consecutive in 1978 and 115 in 2005 and 2015.

It must be remembered that The dominic universe is from the herdVergings. 36, it determines that “the cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, which was created and published in consistency, has the same truth in choosing the Pope” and that “the Cardinals that were legally dislocated or who were abandoned, with the approval of the college on the college, cannot be read.