Because the proceedings are secret, researchers know little about what exactly motivates cardinals to switch their votes, but Romain Lachat, a political scientist at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, says the formation of coalitions where electors slowly rally around a man who may only be their second or third choice is inevitable.

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But while such a choice is understandable, it should be understood as a choice, and not as the inevitable outcome of Russian imperialism.

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As we know, as soon as women were able to control reproduction, pursue studies, enter the job market and aspire to financial independence, motherhood stopped being an inevitable, self-evident step and became a choice instead.

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You can avoid the inevitable mismanagement of your money in one simple step: establish an account with the advisor of your choice well before the day of doom comes and make sure your spouse is involved in the process.

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