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Lauren Green reports from Vatican City
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- Date Mar 13, 2013
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The last truly -- -- Proceeding who drew that exists in the world set us when there's so much anticipation there -- two votes.
Earlier today.
We expect if they follow procedure that they will do two more votes.
In the coming hours and then we'll begin a smoke watching alsop a waiting we are religion correspondent Lauren -- -- as well she's live -- Vatican City -- and hello to you.
Hello bill you know we are in kind of a break right now of the cardinals are having their -- -- -- And a little siesta video at all I'm talking amongst themselves about how they -- -- received for the next six afternoon.
Right now via the Vatican is actually having a press conference for the thousands of press credential.
A credentialed journalists that are here in in in that -- I wanna give you a little bit a -- what they're saying today -- press spokesperson.
Father Lombardi talking about.
The cardinals.
Having -- conclave under Michael Angelos.
Creation and just before the last -- he says each -- recognizes that life has sperm points of reference.
He also talked about here in the cardinals voices and -- -- emotion as they were taking their votes yesterday.
And -- he thought it would yes it was very emotional obvious that he was facing a fresco where Jesus is his the keys to Peter.
All very very very sacred things that are happening with the conflict and I think the Vatican -- Journalists remember that this is not about politics around covering you know -- -- presidential election were talking about.
The election of then they the holy father the leader of the Catholic church and that's why.
Thousands of people are here in the Saint Peter's Square -- in -- moment.
Hoping to see that white smoke sometime today or maybe even early tomorrow and -- And their -- you well -- is out over the next four years but it actually spanned centuries now what is intriguing about all of this line.
It is the former Pope Benedict what is he doing during this process how much is he watching what do we know of that.
-- Pope Benedict the sixteenth is you know stepped down on February 28 that he went to Castel Gandolfo we have heard today.
That -- -- that -- was the papal this summer papal -- we've heard today that he is actually watching the proceedings.
He saw last night as the master of ceremonies and -- extra ominous everybody out he watched.
The cardinals enjoy the Sistine Chapel in the last time that happened of course is when they elected him.
-- so he is he's apparently been watching all these proceedings and we know that because his personal assistant archbishop that they are games behind.
Was at the -- -- yesterday and he's been a part of some of the proceedings so he -- been.
Talking to the that it be the press people at the Vatican as -- is importing some of that information so the older brother.
Be America's holy father Pope Benedict the sixteenth.
Has actually been watching these proceedings.
And -- -- -- about his emotions to thank you Lauren Lauren greens -- allowed the Vatican Greg.