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Canvass-and the Pope.
(From Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Byline: Juan L. Mercado
THE CANVASS of votes for a pope has a rule that may lower the blood pressure of many infuriated by Maguindanao Rep. Didagen Dilangalen's antics to derail proclamation of whoever was elected president. The rule states: "Si numerus suffragiorum excedat numerum cardinalium, suffragio comburantur statim. (If the number of votes exceeds the number of cardinals, let the votes be burned immediately.)"
That antedates the Filipino who invented dagdag-bawas for the 1995 senatorial elections. Election tampering goes way back, involving even the chair of Peter's successor. The bitter 1378 conclave led to with three "popes": in Rome, Avignon and Pisa. The schism ended 40 years later, leaving wounds that took centuries to heal.
Conclave rules are now periodically updated to ensure "integrity and credibility," our own Congress' buzz words. John Paul II scrapped election by acclamation. Only the secret ballot is used today.
Once a conclave starts, 120 cardinal-voters are forbidden outside contact-by word, phone or note (as Suzette Pido did with her widely-acclaimed "Shut up" note to Dilangalen). After ballots are cast into a chalice, the count (like Congress authentication of Certificates of Canvass) begins. The Cardinal Carmelengo reads the name aloud. It's written on a tally sheet visible to all, resembling our precinct count. An assistant runs a needle and thread though the read ballots.
The process is transparent-and swift. Church leaders know the faithful are impatient to know who has been elected.
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