No date has yet been proposed for the secret election, or conclave, to select the former pontiff's successor.
Once they are satisfied with those discussions, the conclave, or secret election, to pick the next pontiff may begin at the cardinals' discretion.
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From 4 March, the cardinals will meet for talks at which they will set a date for the start of the secret election, or conclave.
From 4 March, the College of Cardinals will meet in general congregations to discuss the problems facing the Church and set a date for the start of the secret election, or conclave, to elect Pope Benedict's successor.
One of the cardinals' most urgent tasks will be setting a date for cardinals to hold a conclave the secret papal election that takes place behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel.
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"We've made it really clear that the door is open for a secret-ballot election, " she said.
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Oscar ballots and election votes are secret.
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It is his job to supervise the whole election process, with secret votes being held twice daily inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.
Until the voting, even the names of the officials up for election were to be kept secret.
During his election campaign he made no secret of his admiration for America and his desire to mend Franco-American relations.
It had been no secret that many wanted Obama to win the election.
Moore makes no secret of his desire to influence the presidential election.
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There is no way that could even be true, since the IRS abuses occurred before the election, and in any case it's a secret ballot.
So like Kate Hoey, you think that to clear this up and the process between now and the election, the Commons needs a different Speaker chosen by secret ballot, somebody who is not tainted or involved in any of this?
It was no secret that Mr Ibrahim hoped to organise an independent committee to monitor the coming election.
Perhaps the main difference between the two men is that everyone knew what Mr Reagan stood for, yet with less than a fortnight to go before the election Arnie's views on many subjects remain a well-kept secret.
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