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As 135 cardinals meet in Rome to decide the next pope, questions about the legacy of the last one will loom large over their discussions.

The same goes for every person inside the Vatican during the conclave: from the two doctors on hand for any emergency, to the dining-room staff who feed the cardinals.

This setup is constructed days before the cardinals arrive and is dismantled once a pope has been chosen.

Only male cardinals under the age of 80 are entitled to participate.

Although any baptised Roman Catholic male is theoretically eligible to be made pope, all cardinals voting in the conclave would need to have been appointed publicly by a previous pope.