Making their way despite the terrible rain trying to be first to watch and see what happens. To explain, the cardinals will make their way across the back of the vatican to the Sistine Chapel. You can just see the Sistine Chapel poking out of the back of the basilica and then we expect in the next hour if its anything like this morning thousands of people to fill the square. There are big screens up so they can see the chimneys clearly but as you say, this morning, here in the square people werent sure whether it was black or white smoke. People began to realize, no, we havent chosen a pope yet. Well see what happens later today. Thank you. Earlier this morning i spoke to vatican Senior Communications adviser greg burke, and we began by talking about the issue of the day, the black smoke which weve now seen twice and why there was so much confusion because it was a great deal darker last night. There were lots of tweets last night saying very, very black smoke, you know, no doubt about
In mind that none of the last four conclaves lasted more than three days. But also keep in mind the last conclave to go more than five days was back in 1831. That one took 50 days. Josh elliott, abc news, vatican city. And we will hear again from josh later today on good morning america. And he did mention, of course, bostons Cardinal Sean omalley in that piece and were learning that omalley is emerging as an unlikely star in rome and also a top contender for pope thats right. Hes usually seen as in his humble robes of his kapuchin order and earned a anymoremake the cappuccino priest. Hes traded in that robe this week for the much more festive cardinal red and even ditched the sandals. But also a moment of chaos at the vatican yesterday. Just step as way from st. Peters basicila these women took their tops off to protest what they call patriarch ki of the church and protesters set off pink flares chanting no more pope before they were all eventually restrained by officers then carried
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