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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs There A Restroom In The Sistine Chapel?.......
After all - these are old guys and they are cloistered for a long period of time.
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Is There A Restroom In The Sistine Chapel?....... (Original Post)
global1
May 2025
OP
The Cardinals are not sequestered 24/7. And they're not as old as you seem to think
onenote
May 2025
#7
in Medieval times people would just duck behind the curtains and pee on the wall.
librechik
May 2025
#9
If there were no restrooms, a Pope would be selected faster than Booker finished his speech.
Wonder Why
May 2025
#10
gab13by13
(32,314 posts)1. Probably just an out house
Intractable
(2,095 posts)2. Depends ...
SocialDemocrat61
(7,634 posts)3. Yes, but
it's from the 16th century, designed by Michelangelo.
enid602
(9,684 posts)4. Restroom
The Sistine Latrine.
muriel_volestrangler
(106,197 posts)11. It was specified in the Latrine Treaty (nt)
Sympthsical
(10,966 posts)14. Each man sovereign on his own toilet?
walkingman
(10,860 posts)5. Gives a whole new meaning to "Holy Water."
yorkster
(3,832 posts)6. Volo gopisscum is repeated 3 times rapidly.
Then the cardinal in extremis is allowed to go to the lavaratorium
It's twue, it's twue...
onenote
(46,139 posts)7. The Cardinals are not sequestered 24/7. And they're not as old as you seem to think
There are morning and afternoon sessions. There are breaks for lunch and dinner, during which time the Cardinals return to Casa Santa Marta, a nearby guesthouse which also is where the Cardinals spend the evenings and sleep.
And they're not as old as you think. The youngest is 45, the oldest 79. The average age is just around 70.

librechik
(30,957 posts)9. in Medieval times people would just duck behind the curtains and pee on the wall.
Thus the source of "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!"
I assume.
Wonder Why
(7,008 posts)10. If there were no restrooms, a Pope would be selected faster than Booker finished his speech.
Xavier Breath
(6,640 posts)12. Yes, but...

Sneederbunk
(17,488 posts)13. And it's still just a dime.