The Papal conclave of 1963 was convoked following the death of Pope John XXIII on June 3 of that same year in the Apostolic Palace. After the cardinal electors assembled in Rome, the conclave to elect John's successor began on June 19 and ended two days later, on June 21, after six ballots. The cardinals elected Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini, then Archbishop of Milan, as the new pope. He accepted the election and took the pontifical name of Paul VI. Image File history File links Ombrellino-keys. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Sistine Chapel (Italian: ) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, in the Vatican City. ... View across St. ... Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant (March 24, 1884 - February 21, 1972) was an French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a long-time member of the Roman Curia in Vatican City. ... Clemente Cardinal Micara (December 24, 1879—March 11, 1965) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. ... His Eminence Benedetto Cardinal Aloisi Masella (June 29, 1879—September 30, 1970) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani (29 October 1890 - 3 August 1979) was Secretary of the Holy Office of the Roman Curia from 1959 to 1966 when that dicastery was reorganized as the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, in which he served as Pro-Prefect, until 1968. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... The Sistine Chapel is the location of the conclave. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Blessed Pope John XXIII (Latin: ), (Italian: Giovanni XXIII), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (November 25, 1881 – June 3, 1963), was elected as the 261st Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City on October 28, 1958. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... View across St. ... The following were the cardinal electors in the 1963 papal conclave. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the College of Cardinals which as a body elects a new pope. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. ... The Pope, (or Pope of Rome) (from Latin: papa, Papa, father; from Greek: papas / = priest originating from πατήρ = father )[1], is the Bishop of Rome, the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the absolute monarch of Vatican City. ... A regnal name, or reign name, is a formal name used by some popes and monarchs during their reigns. ...

Issues facing the conclave

John XXIII's death left the future of the Second Vatican Council in the balance, as the election of an anti-Council pope could have severely curbed the Council's role and influence in Roman Catholic Church. The battle between conservatives and liberals was reflected in the struggle during the conclave between Council supporters and opponents. The leading papabile supporter of the Council was seen as Giovanni Battista Montini of Milan, while its main opponent was seen as Giuseppe Siri of Genoa, who in 1958 had been seen as Pope Pius XII's preferred successor. Reportedly, John XXIII had sent oblique signals indicating that he thought Montini would make a fine pope. The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was an Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church opened under Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI in 1965. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... This article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... Papabile (plural: Papabili) is an unofficial Italian term first coined by Vaticanologists and now used internationally in many languages to describe cardinals of whom it is thought likely or possible that they will be elected pope. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. ... Giuseppe Siri (20 May 1906 - 2 May 1989) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genova is a metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pope Pius XII (Latin: ), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (March 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958), reigned as the 260th pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State, from March 2, 1939 until his death. ...

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The case of Cardinal Siri

As with the 1958 papal conclave, rumours have persisted that Cardinal Siri received the two-thirds required for a valid election, accepted the cardinals' decision and declared he would be known as Pope Gregory XVII, but had then announced Non accepto ("I do not accept"), allegedly under pressure. Former Jesuit priest Malachi Martin wrote in 1991 that Siri had indeed received the required majority but had declined after what Martin called a "little brutality."^[1] Martin even claimed that a cardinal had consulted with someone outside the Chapel while the conclave was still in process, thus consituting a breach in conclave rules. The Papal conclave of 1958 occurred following the death of Pope Pius XII on October 9, 1958 in Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer residence in Italy, after a 19-year papacy. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... Priesthood in the Catholic Church is the second of the three orders of ordained ministry, Bishop, Priest and Deacon. ... Malachi Martin The Reverend Dr. Father Malachi Brendan Martin (July 23, 1921 – July 27, 1999) was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest who became a popular author and speaker upon various fringe topics such as exorcisms, Satanism, Liberation Theology, the Tridentine liturgy, obscure points of Catholic dogma and the geopolitical importance... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

When asked two decades later whether in both the 1958 and 1963 conclaves he had initially been elected as pontiff, Siri responded "I am bound by the secret. This secret is horrible. I would have books to write about the different conclaves. Very serious things have taken place. But I can say nothing."^[2] However, it is worthy of note that Siri fully submitted to the authority of John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I, and John Paul II. Pope John Paul I (in Latin ), born Albino Luciani (October 17, 1912 – September 28, 1978), reigned as pope and as sovereign of Vatican City from August 26 to September 28, 1978. ... // Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II) born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as Pope of the Catholic...

Election of Giovanni Battista Montini

The Coronation of Pope Paul VI on June 30, 1963.

The 1963 conclave was the largest ever assembled until that time. There were eighty-two cardinals, but owing to his house arrest, József Mindszenty could not travel to Rome, whilst Carlos María de la Torre did not participate owing to his advanced age and chronic health problems. Of the eighty cardinals who did participate, eight had been elevated by Pope Pius XI, twenty-seven by Pius XII, and the remainder by John XXIII. Each cardinal elector was admitted one aide. Image File history File links Paulcrnd. ... Image File history File links Paulcrnd. ... Pope Pius XII, wearing the 1877 Papal Tiara, is carried through St. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... In justice and law, house arrest is the situation where a person is confined (by the authorities) to his or her residence. ... Cardinal József Mindszenty (March 29, 1892 – May 6, 1975) pronounced yo-zhef meend-sen-ti) was a 20th century Hungarian Cardinal and steadfast clerical opponent of communism in general, and of the regime in Hungary in particular. ... Carlos María Cardinal de la Torre (born Carlos María Javier, November 14, 1873, Quito, Ecuador; died July 31, 1968, Quito, Ecuador) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The following were the cardinal electors in the 1963 papal conclave. ... Pope Pius XI (Latin: ) (May 31, 1857 – February 10, 1939), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, reigned as Pope from February 6, 1922 and sovereign of Vatican City from 1929 until his death on February 10, 1939. ...

It is rumoured that the liberal faction, in order to remind the electors that the pope does not have to be Italian, had initially voted for Leo Cardinal Suenens of Malines-Brussels and Franz Cardinal König of Vienna. Leo Jozef Cardinal Suenens (July 16, 1904—May 6, 1996) was a Belgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Mechelen-Brussel is the Dutch name of the only archbishopric in Belgium, and its ecclesiastical province that coincides with the country. ... Franz Cardinal König (center) His Eminence Franz Cardinal König (August 3, 1905 – March 13, 2004) was Archbishop of Vienna (1956 - 1985), and a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria. ...

The favourite candidate, Giovanni Battista Montini, was duly elected after only six ballots. By the fourth ballot on June 20, according to Time Magazine, the Milanese archbishop only needed 54 additional votes to obtain the required number of votes. Anti-Council cardinals, who wanted to bring Vatican II to a swift conclusion, had allegedly attempted to block Montini's election in the early balloting. (Gustavo Testa, an old friend of John XXIII, had subsequently lost his temper in the Chapel and demanded that the intransigents stop impeding Montini’s path.) When officially asked by Eugène Cardinal Tisserant if he accepted his election, Montini replied, Accepto, in nomine Domini ("I accept, in the name of the Lord"). In a break with recent pontifical names, Montini choose to be known as Pope Paul VI. Time, (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ... Gustavo Cardinal Testa (July 28, 1886—February 28, 1969) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant (March 24, 1884 - February 21, 1972) was an French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a long-time member of the Roman Curia in Vatican City. ... A regnal name, or reign name, is a formal name used by some popes and monarchs during their reigns. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ...

At 11:22 a.m., white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signifying the successful election of a new pope. Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani, in his capacity as the senior Cardinal Deacon, announced Montini's election in the traditional Latin; before Ottaviani had even finished saying Montini's name, the crowd beneath the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica erupted into applause. Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani (29 October 1890 - 3 August 1979) was Secretary of the Holy Office of the Roman Curia from 1959 to 1966 when that dicastery was reorganized as the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, in which he served as Pro-Prefect, until 1968. ... Protodeacon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Habemus Papam (We have a Pope!) at the Council of Constance Habemus Papam refers to the announcement given in Latin by the Senior Cardinal Deacon upon the election of a new Pope. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... This article is about the famous building in Rome. ...

Footnotes

1. ^  Malachi Martin, The Keys of this Blood (New York, NY: Touchstone, 1991) pp. 607-608.
2. ^  Louis Hubert Remy, "The Pope: Could He Be Cardinal Siri?" (1986) translated into English by Heidi Hagen for “The Sangre de Cristo Newsnotes” - No. 55 - December 1987.