"Few popes have written about their election but one who did was Sienna's Enea Piccolomini, who became Pius II in 1458. He said the more powerful cardinals begged, promised, threatened, plotted in the toilets and libelled and bribed each other. When a cardinal rose to give the final needed vote, another grappled with him to stop him."
so the cardinals go into a room, and they obviously lobby etc and eventually get the votes.
just thinking about it, and how the dalai lama is chosen - but the dalai lama is chosen as a child - so obviously the child does not do any lobying.
how anyone can believe, that the holy spirit picks the pope - well heaven help them
"Senior Tibetan monks recieve information during meditation which helps them track down the new Dalai Lama. They have a secret set of criteria which they use to determine whether the child they have tracked down is the Dalai Lama. Although, Familiarity with the possessions of the previous Dalai Lama is considered the main sign of the reincarnation. The search for the reincarnation typically requires a few years.".
