White Smoke...How a Pope is elected

To become the world leader of Catholic Church is no easy feat. Getting to be a Pope involves intricate and intense religious intrigues that mostly consider seniority and influence of the candidates ­— all of them cardinals — going for the coveted seat.

Although lobbying and campaigning is completely outlawed in the voting of a new Pope, observers say it is mostly difficult to go through an election without such happenings.
“The Cardinal electors shall abstain from any form of pact, agreement, promise or other commitment of any kind, which could oblige them to give or deny their vote to a person or persons,” one of the rules guiding the election states.