The process to elect a new pope continues in the Vatican after two inconclusive ballots this morning.
A Vatican spokesman said this was normal and should not be interpreted as a sign of divisiveness among the cardinal-electors.
Cardinals held an initial ballot yesterday and two more today, with the black smoke showing that both were inconclusive.
Another two rounds are due to be held this afternoon.
The 115 cardinals eligible to vote will remain sequestered in the Vatican until they elect the church's 266th pontiff.
When they agree on a pope, white smoke will rise from the chimney and the bells of St Peter's basilica will peal.
Informed speculation suggests that the vote may have placed Italian Cardinal Angelo Scola in pole position with Brazilian Odilo Scherer in second place.
They are likely to be far short of the two-thirds of the votes required to win.
Overnight, many of the less successful candidates will have considered exiting the race and may have urged other cardinals to back a better prospect.
Some cardinals speculated this week that it might take four to five days to pick the new pontiff because of the difficulty of the task and the number of strong candidates.
The average length of the last nine conclaves was just over three days and none went on for longer than five.
Meanwhile, Pope Benedict's former child abuse investigator, Bishop Charles Scicluna, has said the pontiff resigned last month to rid the Vatican of officials he could not trust.
In a taped conversation with a journalist published in the Italian daily newspaper, Corriera della Serra, Dr Scicluna said Pope Benedict wanted to give space to a successor who could take the situation in hand in a way that he could not.
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