Cardinals gathered in Rome to elect a new pope will begin voting later on Tuesday, with no clear frontrunner in sight.
The 115 cardinal-electors will attend a special Mass in the morning before processing into the Sistine Chapel to begin their deliberations in the afternoon.
They will vote four times daily until two-thirds can agree on a candidate.
The election was prompted by the surprise resignation of Benedict XVI.
The challenges of leading a Church beset by problems ranging from the sexual abuse scandal to accusations of corruption at the Vatican bank proved too much for the 85-year-old now known as Pope emeritus, say correspondents
Masebo,s G-string
March 12, 2013 at 7:03 pm
Another unnecessary bye-election caused by the defecting pope. The money to be spent on this bye election could have gone to procuring medicines, school desks and paying UNZA rioters/students allowances
Yikes
March 12, 2013 at 7:32 pm
@Masebo,s G-string…You must be douche bag…How many election did the Catholic church had compared to Zambia & other countries.Its not like self ordained pastor like Nevers & other muppets who uses classroom blocks & bars as churches as long he has a suit,four corner shoe and bible.Catholic contribute more to the than all churches and the UN combined.
malinso
March 12, 2013 at 7:37 pm
yikes are u normal,my brother get yr head examined,i think youre bantustan posing in a new name,grow up mambala iwe,fuseki”baseless contributions nonsencical for that matter,you douche bag!!
Yikes
March 12, 2013 at 10:17 pm
@ Malinso..U are Worlds worst ever faggot to come from yo mum’s vaginah…Tonganyoko jikala…
VEN
March 13, 2013 at 7:52 am
ATI Paying UNZA rioters……….you have no idea what this is all about.
pyepye
March 12, 2013 at 9:20 pm
Ah voting four times daily!, what happened to the principle of one man one vote.
t b jo
March 12, 2013 at 10:43 pm
@yikes i hav to agree wit malinso, ba yikes its lik tamu tontonkanya sana, u no its not just about writin to comment its about makin sense wen u comment. Plz y r u insultin malinso z mom iwe swine yikes
Yikes
March 13, 2013 at 12:33 am
@t b jo(TB Joshua wannabe I suppose)…You are a jerk together with asss fckn clown Malinso.The two of you must be delusional, idiotic & egotistical douchebags.Sit your dumbass down & If you step a foot in the Vatican a lightening bolt will probably strike.
malinso
March 13, 2013 at 9:06 pm
kwena ulichipuba yikes,where did u hear or read of a word called egotistical,go bck to school mafi yobe!
Yikes
March 14, 2013 at 3:01 am
@Malinso Lizard the Wizard…It pleases to note that you have swallowed all my words apart from the word egostical which has by-passed yo ka brain and settled on yo anuss(munyelo)…The best you can do is get a tissue or a dump cloth & throughly wipe yo asss so yo pants can be saved frm vimatuvi..
KK
March 13, 2013 at 6:52 am
SHAME, SHAME, SHAME, coutry men and women,why all these insults? You must be ashamed of youeselve and you seriusly need Jesus in your lives!
Repent and rebute that spirit of hatred,paranoir and insults!
SEKOPONOKE
March 13, 2013 at 7:10 am
Mamamamama Yikes kwena watukana,stop insulting!!!!
POPO
March 13, 2013 at 9:11 am
INSULTS MA GUYZ.RESPECT PIPOS OPINION.
t b jo
March 13, 2013 at 9:44 am
@yikes u r proving to b wat i n malinso think of u. Y insultin. N y insult somone z mom. Vitican sex scandals yayaya…. Its neva good to paint such a picture. Jt allow marrying n stop those sex scandals. Church ya sebana yayaya
nawaitwika
March 13, 2013 at 10:05 am
Its not about about who contributes more to the UN or whatever you may call it, it is not also about how many suits or shoes or bibles one has but its about who preaches the true gospel of Jesus Christ and not the scandles, corruption,sexual abuses etc we are always hearing about no. No giving gifts will not save anyone much as we know that we are supporse to be helping our brothers and sister who are vulnarable, no matter how many handouts we give to people those we will not save us. Lastly I am warning you Yikes whatever you call yourself mark my words expect to be exposed for those insults, you have just insulted your friend’s mother what about you were did you come from ask your mother and desist from using foul language repent.
Popopo
March 13, 2013 at 3:00 pm
@t b Jo is not a mature person mweleleni bane!!! He insulted me when l commented on Namulambe. Currently he is at the filter Clinic at Chainama for clinical analysis ……..In the mean tym 4give him he thinks he is educated than other blogers masushi yobe
Popopo
March 13, 2013 at 3:09 pm
@Yikes thanx for showering my enemy t b Jo for the past nights l couldnt sleep for his bad words on me .Uwipaya no lupanga surely akafwila kulupanga