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The main objection to this FAC last time was the "unstable-ness" it had prior to the conclusion of the election. Now that it is over, this is still a high quality article and deserves FA Status. SVera1NY 21:44, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • More historical context. Why was there a conclave in the first place? The article never mentions it is because of JPII's death. Moreover, what is the significance of the election in this history of the Catholic church? Most observers – from what I understand, I'm no expert – seem to think of the election as a validation of a more conservative turn in the church that began with JPII. What do the commentators say? Why did this happen? What are the ramifications for the church?
Fixed -- more reasons why the election began etc... SVera1NY 03:50, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • More fluid prose (i.e. the organization sometimes seems haphazard, the "groupings of countries by number of electors" list seems to come out of nowhere, course of balloting has no text under the header, some paragraphs are very short, the "vote counts" section is three sentences...)
  • The "first day" subsection is a bulleted list. This is bad style.
Fixed SVera1NY 03:50, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • No references.
Joke 22:07, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]