The longest conclave on record was 33 months, in 1268, when Gregory X was elected Pope, but not before residents of Viterbo, north of Rome, tore the roof off the building where the cardinals were staying and restricted their meals to bread and water to make them hurry up. In the past century, no conclave has lasted more than five days...
DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION FOR A CONGRESS THAT CANNOT PASS A BUDGET. I DO!!!