Selecting the Pope

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR GREG TOBIN offers a compelling guide to what is sure to be one of the most important and headline-making events in modern history - the election of the next pope.

Selecting the Pope examines each rule of this secretive process--and explores the rich history behind the conclave and the key issues that will shape the future of the Catholic Church.

You`ll discover:

• Why the election always concludes with the rising of white smoke
• What powers the cardinals hold during the vacancy of the Holy See
• Pope John Paul II's startling changes to the centuries-old election process
• A day-by-day account of the balloting inside the Sistine Chapel
• How the electors should behave during the conclave-even their "dress code"
• A look at the list of probable successors to John Paul II