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The travesty which the cult of witches and warlocks in the Vatican are playing out, with spectacular idolatry, came to a peak yesterday as tens of thousands of mesmerized worshippers filled St. Peter's Square to view the black smoke rising from a chimney over the Sistine Chapel. The sorcerers of the secret coven used this ancient Catholic communication method in order to signal that the cardinals electing the 265th pope arrived at an inconclusive vote after locking themselves into seclusion, under Michaelangelo's masterpieces which adorn the ceiling of their secret chambers, for two and a half hours.
Neal Adams once suggested that if Michaelangelo were to rise from the dead today, he would become a comic book artist. The Renaissance Master was reported yesterday to have been turning over in his grave, at the events which unfolded beneath his creations, as he seriously considered Neal Adams' suggestion.
The New York Times documented the following accounting of the ritual:
Several minutes after 8 p.m., a wisp of smoke wafted from a smokestack, and many thought it was white, meaning a pope had been elected with lightning speed.
A roar erupted and people surged forward, shouting, "It's white! It's white!" But as the smoke thickened, it became obvious that it was black.
"What a shame," said Erica Barocco, 26, of Rome when she finally figured out the color. "I would have preferred it to be white because I want to see a new pope."
