New Pope 2013: Initial Conclave Voting Was a Match Between Archbishop Scola, Cardinal Scherer

It seems that the vow of secrecy taken by the 115 cardinal electors on March 12 was only good until the white smoke emanated from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on midnight of March 13.

Just hours after Argentinean Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was introduced as Pope Francis, The Age have provided more details of the conclave, indicating that some electors or people who had access to the papal voting provided the newspaper some information.

The Age said that by the fourth ballot on Wednesday afternoon, the cardinals opted to seek a compromise candidate, who eventually became pope, with it became obvious that neither the camps rooting for Italian Archbishop Angelo Scola and Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Scherer could muster the mandated two-thirds of 77 votes to win the papacy.

Most if not all of the 115 electors cried when it was certain that one of them had gained the trust of the majority to succeed Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who quit his post on Feb 28.

"[It is] a remarkably emotional experience, even though we weren't surprised, because we could see it coming as the votes was tallied, and we see the direction that the Holy Spirit was leading us," ABC quoted Good Morning America's interview with U.S. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, one of the 115 electors.

"But, still, the moment he got to the number needed, 77, was wonderfully inspirational. I don't think there was a dry eye in the house," Cardinal Dolan added.

Unlike the situation in 2005 when Cardinal Bergoglio begged fellow cardinals not to vote for him, which resulted in the election of then German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope, the response of the Archbishop of Buenos Aires was different on Wednesday night, Cardinal Dolan shared.

"As it became clear to all of us that he was probably going to be the man, we watched him closely, and he was remarkably at peace . . . He did not seem to be rattled, and did not seem to agonize over things. He was just a man of resignation," the American cardinal added.

Right after his election, the new pope invited them for a Mass on Thursday afternoon in Sistine Chapel since he wanted to spend Thursday morning visiting the pope emeritus at Castel Gandolfo.

Cardinal Dolan's account should give rest to humorous speculations on how the princes of the church picked the next pope.