A lot of folks have been wondering who precisely is involved in the upcoming conclave–apart from the cardinal electors themselves, that is.
Well, a good test of that is who will be required to swear the oath of secrecy concerning the conclave. The Vatican Information Service recently released a list of the folks who’ll be required to do that. Here ’tis:
- The Secretary of the College of Cardinals.
- The master of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff.
- The masters of pontifical ceremonies.
- The religious who supervise the pontifical sacristy.
- The ecclesiastic chosen by the cardinal dean to help him in his duties.
- The religious charged with hearing confessions in the various languages.
- Doctors and nurses.
- The personnel for preparing meals and cleaning.
- Technical service personnel (Universi Dominici gregis, paras. 5 and 51).
- Personnel responsible for transporting the cardinal electors from the ‘Domus Sanctae Marthae’ to the Apostolic Palace.
- Elevator attendants at the Apostolic Palace.
- Priests admitted as assistants to some of the Cardinals.
So there you have it! Those are the folks who’ll be involved!