No time for a full post, but the Pope has reversed the changes John Paul II made to centuries-old rules requiring a 2/3s majority to elect a pope. John Paul had ruled that given enough failed ballots, a majority system would be used, but apparently in the conclave it was discovered that cardinals were subverting the voting by holding out for the require number of ballots until they could vote by mere majority.
Pope reverses rules on papal elections
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