The election of the pope is a democracy of cardinals, a direct successor to the senate system of the Roman Empire.

In the West, voting has become part of the European tradition, both in secular states and in the church, such as the Holy Roman Empire, where the Holy Roman Empire could even vote for an emperor.

Voting democracy can be traced back to the ancient Greek period, with a history of more than 2,000 years, and the tradition of voting will change over time, for example, the first British strict restrictions on the right to vote, later extended to all adult men, and finally extended to adult women.

At this time, the popes of the Catholic Church in the 11th century mainly came from the Holy Roman Empire, especially from the time Henry III took advantage of the three popes to depose the pope, Clement II, Damasus II, Leo IX, Victor II, and Sdwan IX, all of whom were Germans, or Lorraine, Alsatian, and Bavarian affiliated with the Holy Roman Empire.

Bishop of Florence Gerard. Morality. Bourgoun, a Burgundian of France, was elected to put an end to decades of German domination of the Holy See, and the power of the Church of Rome finally returned to the Italians under Hildebrand's dominance.

It can be said that since the election of the pope was established by Pepin, it actually became the product of the game between the countries of the European continent at that time, and the Roman Church could no longer be independent of European politics.

If you look at the later popes, when the Holy Roman Empire is strong, the pope will come from Germany, and when France is strong, the French will be the pope, and from another point of view, the pope is also a sober and poor man.

At dusk, the sun was about to set and night was falling, but this did not stop the enthusiastic faithful from looking forward to the new pope, and it was clear that they were already dissatisfied with Stewan IX.

At half past six, everyone wondered: why had the new pope not yet appeared when white smoke rose over the Sistine Chapel in the evening?

"What are you waiting for?" A Norman from Sicily asked.

"Don't you know?"

"Uh, I'm new here, just wanted to ask what's going on here? What are they all waiting for? ”

"Oh, which one, the Pope, do you know the Pope?"

"Oh? Is the current pope stepping down? ”

"Yes, yes, the current pope has been deposed by the College of Cardinals, and the new pope is about to come out!" Saying that, Bernardo pointed to the Sistine Chapel not far away, and said excitedly: "Look, that's the new pope, the new pope is coming out!" ”

"Oh, really, thank you, it's a worthwhile trip to Rome."

The fanatical faithful will continue to wait for the new pope to appear in front of everyone, day and night, rain or shine, and this is a golden opportunity to talk to their children and grandchildren that they have witnessed the emergence of a new pope.

"It's really cold, is the new pope coming out soon? You can't see it at all. The Norman was a little desperate, he had been waiting for almost an hour, and there was still no sign of the new pope.

"Oh, the new Pope is coming out soon, I think so, he may come out today, although it feels a little hanging." Bernardo's face was similarly despairing, he had waited much longer than the newcomer Norman.

The Norman saw that there was no movement in St. Peter's Square, and he had the intention of retreating, and just as he was about to evacuate, suddenly the crowd in the square erupted into a loud cheer, and the surrounding people quickly rushed to the center of the square.

The Normans also rushed quickly to the center of the square with the flow of people, and countless people were crowding towards him, but in the blink of an eye, all the crevices in the entire St. Peter's Square were filled with people, and he had no doubt that the entire Vatican, not the entire city of Rome, was gathered in St. Peter's Square.

“Bravo！ Bravo！ Fantastic！ Bravo！ Countless people waved their arms excitedly and shouted, cheering, and countless sounds echoed in St. Peter's Square one after another.

The Norman couldn't help but ask Bernardo, who was beside him, what was going on.

Bernardo excitedly pointed to the chimney and said, "The one that smokes is the Sistine Chapel, which has been closed for the past two days just to elect a new pope."

Now white smoke is coming out of the chimney, which means we have a new pope! In half an hour, the new Pope will come out to meet you! ”

"Ah, the hard wait has not been in vain, and I am looking forward to what the new pope will be like." The young Norman sighed.

Finally, the red curtain opened, and a pope wearing a white papal vestment and royal shawl, and a triple crown appeared in front of everyone.

New Pope Gerald. Morality. Bourgourn, not the new Pope Nicholas II, appeared on the balcony in the middle of the Sistine to meet the faithful.

Hildebrand, as Grand Vice-Chancellor and Cardinal, also appeared on the balcony, standing beside the new Pope Nicholas II, and loudly announced to the audience: "This is our new Pope, Nicholas! ”

When Hildebrand announced the results, the people in St. Peter's Square shouted wildly: "Nicholas! Nicholas！ Nicholas！ Nicholas！ ......”

People waved flags, sang chants, and frantically celebrated the birth of the new pope.

The new Pope Nicholas II was very gentle, his voice was very gentle, and under the special structure of St. Peter's Square, the Pope was able to convey his voice to everyone present.

However, the Normans did not hear what the new pope had said, and after saying two words, everyone present smiled sincerely, and it could be seen that the pope was very kind.

As Nicholas II spoke, he led everyone to begin to recite the scriptures of the Bible, and the crowd began to recite the Bible with the voice of the Pope, and finally more than 100,000 people in St. Peter's Square began to recite with the Pope.

Listening to this unprecedented chorus, the young Norman only felt goosebumps all over his body, and as a shallow believer, it was difficult for the Norman to understand why they were so fanatical, which seemed strange to him.

However, what is even more strange is that the sky suddenly cleared, and the rain that kept falling in the sky was gone, which looked very weird.

After a long time, as the new Pope Nicholas II and Hildebrand left the balcony of the Sistine Chapel, the people in the square began to disperse methodically from the roads around St. Peter's Square, and the Normans followed Bernardo closely, fearing to be swept away by the crowd.

"Thank you, Bernardo, I'm Tantarred from Sicily. Morality. Ottwell, this visit to the Vatican is on an important mission. Tancred bowed slightly to Bernardo and thanked him.

"It turned out to be an emissary from Sicily, and it was surprising that Sicily would send an emissary to the Vatican.

I'm a clerk under Baron Tuskrum, is there anything I can do to help? Bernardo's face was grim and he bowed respectfully.