THE Sistine Chapel at the Vatican is a sacred place. This is where the conclave, the closed and secret process of electing a new pope by the cardinals, is held. During this event, each cardinal will hear a `secret ballot' or the name of a cardinal deemed most appropriate to sit on the Holy Throne. For one silent week filled with prayers, the attention of the cardinals will be focused on just one objective: to listen to a voice from above and