Our 8th Grade Conclave Makes the News
I didn’t get a chance to post about this earlier, but before Pope Francis was elected we held our own conclave in the eighth grade. Two local media outlets covered the story, and unlike the conclave in Rome, we let them in for a peek. Here’s an excerpt from the story in our local paper, along with video coverage:
Before Jorge Bergoglio was selected as the new pope Wednesday, students at All Saints Catholic School held their own conclave. They came dressed in red capes. Some were made out of blankets, some looked more like wizards’ capes and some were simply made out of red cloth. And they all wore the traditional little red beanie: the zucchetto.
The two eighth-grade classes at All Saints Catholic School were sequestered last Thursday, where they followed Roman Catholic protocol and selected a new pope.
Leading up to the conclave, the 55 students had each picked the name of a voting cardinal and researched his work and opinions.
“A papal conclave is so infrequent we have to relearn the ritual every time,” said Nick Senger, vice principal and eighth-grade teacher. “If they pick a younger pope we may not see a conclave for another 20 years.”
Read the rest at Catholic school puts conclave in the classroom – Spokesman.com – March 14, 2013.
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