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Cardinal breaks oath of secrecy.


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eat forbidden fruit of Tree of Knowledge. [O.T.: Genesis 3:1–7; Br. Lit.
 to the oath of secrecy, a cardinal who voted in the conclave conclave

In the Roman Catholic church, the assembly of cardinals gathered to elect a new pope and the system of strict seclusion to which they submit. From 1059 the election became the responsibility of the cardinals.
 that elected Pope Benedict XVI Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism.  released to an Italian magazine his diary on the voting. Remaining anonymous, the cardinal said he knew he was breaking his oath of secrecy but felt that the proceedings and results of the conclave voting should be part of the historical record. [What is one to think of this?]
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Title Annotation:Vatican
Publication:Catholic Insight
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:4EXVA
Date:Dec 1, 2005
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