Is conclave secrecy dead – and does it matter?

What effect do conclave tell-alls have on the rule of law in the Church?

A new book published on Sunday purports to pull back the curtain on the papal conclave which elected Pope Leo XIV last year.

The Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. Dr pangloss via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

“The Election of Pope Leo XIV,” published March 1, offers details of the four voting rounds which returned Cardinal Robert Prevost as successor to Pope Francis,…