Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal Volume 6 Issue 1 Article 7 February 2019 Conclaves in the Modern Papacy: Factors That Influence the Elections of Popes (1846-Present) Jair Peltier University of Minnesota - Morris Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/horizons Part of the Catholic Studies Commons, and the History of Religion Commons Recommended Citation Peltier, Jair (2019) "Conclaves in the Modern Papacy: Factors That Influence the Elections of Popes (1846-Present)," Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal: Vol. 6 : Iss. 1 , Article 7. Available at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/horizons/vol6/iss1/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well. It has been accepted for inclusion in Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal by an authorized editor of University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]) University of Minnesota, Morris Paper submitted to Scholarly Horizons 10/31/2018 Published by University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well, 2019 1 1 Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal, Vol. 6, Iss. 1 [2019], Art. 7 Abstract This research paper seeks to identify and explain external and internal factors, including international conflict, ecclesiastical norms, and the actions, styles, and reputations of popes in their life times, in the elections of popes in the Roman Catholic Church from 1846 to 2013.