What Does “Conclave” Mean in the Bible?
The meeting of the cardinals, shut away in the Vatican, to elect the new Pope.
A detail
- In the Bible: after Judas, the apostles cast lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias.
Today
The Pope is the successor of Saint Peter and the Bishop of Rome.
Where it appears in the Bible
Acts 1:26; Matthew 16:18
What the Bible says
Acts 1:26
And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Matthew 16:18
And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catechism 882