Conclave, il Maestro delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche Pontificie ordina "extra omnes"

[Yarb]

This video may be the best account you’ll find of what happens when the “extra omnes” order is given:

youtube.com/watch?v=rV1XrhtM7Ao

Of course it means that everyone who’s not supposed to be in on the closed meeting leaves at that time.

And of course that means lots of journalists. But who are all the others? I was startled to see how many there were. Maybe some are musicians, and many appear to be priests, monks, or nuns, but it’s not clear to me what they were doing before they were ordered out. One of the people who left wore something similar, but not identical, to the Swiss guard uniforms.

The man who gave the order was introduced as Msgr. Guido Marini. There is a Wikipedia article about him. He is not a Cardinal, but he remained inside the room when the doors were closed. He is the one who closed the doors. Who else remains in there besides the cardinal electors, and what are they there for?

 

[JReducation]

This video may be the best account you’ll find of what happens when the “extra omnes” order is given:

youtube.com/watch?v=rV1XrhtM7Ao

Of course it means that everyone who’s not supposed to be in on the closed meeting leaves at that time.

And of course that means lots of journalists. But who are all the others? I was startled to see how many there were. Maybe some are musicians, and many appear to be priests, monks, or nuns, but it’s not clear to me what they were doing before they were ordered out. One of the people who left wore something similar, but not identical, to the Swiss guard uniforms.

The man who gave the order was introduced as Msgr. Guido Marini. There is a Wikipedia article about him. He is not a Cardinal, but he remained inside the room when the doors were closed. He is the one who closed the doors. Who else remains in there besides the cardinal electors, and what are they there for?

There are sisters, brothers, priests, and laymen who are present during the conclave. These remain inside the Sistine Chapel. They fulfill many important roles: secretaries (usually translators if needed), nurses in case of emergencies, runners to get things and bring things back, security, and one or two technicians to ensure that the stoves work properly. They swear silence under pain of excommunication if they speak of what they see.

If you notice the chapel is split. There is a type of divider. These people are in that section. They can see and hear, but hey are out of the way, because they’re not in the main floor.

 

[Yarb]

There are sisters, brothers, priests, and laymen who are present during the conclave. These remain inside the Sistine Chapel. They fulfill many important roles: secretaries (usually translators if needed), nurses in case of emergencies, runners to get things and bring things back, security, and one or two technicians to ensure that the stoves work properly. They swear silence under pain of excommunication if they speak of what they see.

If you notice the chapel is split. There is a type of divider. These people are in that section. They can see and hear, but hey are out of the way, because they’re not in the main floor.

I don’t know why the need for translators never occurred to me. It seems as if most cardinals know lots of languages, and maybe most of them know Italian, but even so, their ability to use a language foreign to them may be much more limited than their ability to speak in their native languages.