When electing a pope. 3/11

Many of the cardinals are locked in to vote for the new pope. And none of the cardinals can talk or share who they are voting for at the time. When the cardinals finally vote they write who they voted for on a card that says Eligo in sum mum pontificern which means i elect as supreme potent. During this process there is 115 voting cardinals who are under 80 years old. To declare the winner they let out smoke. Which is one of the most  famous traditions of the papal succession ritual is the appearance of smoke from the chimney of the conclave room. The eligible cardinals conduct a secret ballot until someone receives a vote of two-thirds plus one. The ballots are burned after each vote. Black smoke straw is mixed with the ballots indicates a failed ballot, white smoke means a new pope has been elected. Since the cardinals meet in isolation, it's the only way to inform the public about the proceedings.