Papal election - electio papae (Latin)

Japanese: 教皇選挙 - きょうこうせんきょ（英語表記）electio papae[ラテン]

An election held in the Roman Catholic Church to choose a new pope. Until the 11th century, the pope was elected by the clergy and lay people. However, in 1059, in response to the interference of secular princes, princes, and nobles in the appointment of popes and in elections, the right to vote for the pope was limited to cardinals. In 1179, a two-thirds majority system was established. At the Council of Lyon in 1274, Pope Gregory X established a system in which voters were confined to a sealed chamber (conclave) to prevent outside interference and delays in the voting process, and since then, the term conclave has become synonymous with the college of cardinals that elects the pope.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ローマ･カトリック教会において新教皇を選ぶために行われる選挙のこと。教皇は11世紀まで聖職者と一般信徒が選出した。しかし俗人君公貴族による教皇任命や選挙介入に対抗して1059年以来，教皇選挙権は枢機卿に限られることになった。1179年に3分の2の多数決制が確立。1274年リヨンの公会議で，外部からの介入と投票手続の延引を防ぐために有権者を封印された〈密閉区(コンクラーベconclave)〉に閉じこめる制度を教皇グレゴリウス10世が定め，それ以来コンクラーベは教皇選挙枢機卿会の代名詞となった。

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