US EditionWhy Cardinals Are Banned From Eating Ravioli During the Conclave
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Behind the tightly closed doors of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the process of electing a new pope - the conclave - is underway. The elections are secret, and the cardinal electors are forbidden from contact with the outside world at all times. In the Casa Santa Marta, where the cardinals stay during the conclave, due to strict secrecy, no food is served in which messages could be hidden.
'Message-hiding' food off the conclave menu
Foodstuffs that could theoretically be used to get messages into the papal conclave like asparagus, ravioli and whole chicken are off the menu at Casa Santa Marta where the 133 cardinals who must pick the next pope are staying during their daily sessions i... (ANSA)
Foods that could be used to convey secret messages, such as ravioli and whole chicken, are not on the cardinal's menu at the Santa Marta home, Mr.
Foods that could theoretically be used to convey messages in the papal conclave, such as asparagus, ravioli and baked chicken, have been excluded from the menu served at Casa Santa Marta, where...
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