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Caption: Cardinals Ekadem, Cardinal Tomasek, Cardinal Ratzinger and Cardinal Benelli go to the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in August 1978 for the conclave that led to the election of Pope John Paul I. The election of a new pope takes place behind closed doors, with the cardinals sworn to secrecy about the proceedings.

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