The papacy has been surrounded by numerous legends among the most famous are the claims that the papal tiara bears the number of the beast inscriptions that a woman was once elected pope or that the current pope will be the last.
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It s just a few feet away from the sistine chapel but most importantly it s where a newly el.
He was elected pope at age sixty five.
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It is to allow the new pope to change into papal vestments before receiving the pledges of obedience from his fellow cardinals and then being introduced to the people of rome and to the world from the loggia above st.
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The latter claim is false for every known pope barring the incumbent but it remains theoretically possible.
Thanks for the a2a the room of tears or the the crying room is where the newly elected pontiff changes from his cardinal s red robe to the papal white.
The room has the nickname because of the strong emotions experienced by the new pope.
Later the new pope goes to the room of tears a small red room next to the sistine chapel.
The new pope dresses by himself choosing a set of pontifical robes consisting of a white cassock rochet and red mozzetta from three sizes provided.
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The purpose of the room of tears is not to examine the pope s body.
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Then the new pope goes to the room of tears a small red room next to the sistine chapel.
The origin of the name is uncertain but seems to imply the commixture of joy and sorrow felt by the newly chosen holder of the monumental office citation needed the pope dresses by himself choosing a set of pontifical choir robes white cassock.