Many of his fellow priests, wearing cassocks in the stands, weren't as calm.

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Then he went out and there was a papal tailor outside with three white cassocks - large, medium or small.

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Three sizes of white cassocks hang in the Room of Tears off the Sistine Chapel, waiting to cloak the new pontiff.

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"Our God belongs to all, but watch out the devil also reaches everyone, those of us that wear pants and those that wear cassocks, " Mr. Kirchner said.

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"There isn't a dead pope this time, " said Mr. Gammarelli, whose shop near Rome's Pantheon displays three cassocks in the window made expressly for the next pope (in small, medium and large).

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In creating the three cassocks, which were delivered to the Vatican Thursday, Mr. Gammarelli said his staff had to consider the entire field of 115 cardinal electors in order to make an "educated decision" about exactly how big to make the vestments.

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While few people expect a pontiff to be elected on the first ballot, the Vatican was ready: In the Room of Tears off the Sistine Chapel where the pope goes immediately after his election, three sizes of white cassocks hung from a clothes rack.

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These include camouflaged cassocks.

CNN: May 25, 2012 -- Updated 0815 GMT (1615 HKT)