CNN Around the World March 13, 2013 16:35:00
There's no shot clock on a papal election. they will go until somebody gets two-thirds. on the other hand, they also don't quantity to project images of gridlock and paralysis. and they don't want the pope compromised from the git-go. putting those two things together is often very difficult to do in a pressure cooker environment of being inside the sistine chapel. >> you mentioned that all 115 -- or 114 cardinals then pledge allegiance to the new pope. once the pope has become the pope and assumes power, there are still factions that remain? >> oh, sure. look, the vatican is like the white ho...