Papal Election vs. Political Election

Unlike political elections, papal elections is performed within an atmosphere of a brotherhood – nationality and culture becomes secondary. These Cardinals, because they are few in numbers, at the end of the day wish each other well.  If, during the votation, the names of their colleagues are called out one more often than the other, it is not due to a competition of who can get most votes and with all its polemics brought forth by it, but rather it is seen as a narrowing and shortening the list of the "papabili" (the papable) so that only one person remains at the end. This to many journalists is incomprehensible, because for many of them the electoral process is practically a replay of a the U.S. presidential election race or similar to it, when, in fact, it is just the opposite. --- jlf