Two more votes Tuesday morning failed to produce a consensus among cardinals at the papal conclave and so more black smoke billowed from the chimney at the Sistine Chapel Tuesday morning to indicate no new pope had been selected.

Thousands of tourists and religious Catholics waited for the smoke to be seen until just before noon local time when the black smoke started to come out of the chimney. The 115 voting cardinals then broke for lunch before resuming their voting in the afternoon.

There was some initial confusion among the spectators waiting for the smoke to rise. At first, the smoke appeared gray. Also, bells chimed which was supposed to indicate a new pope had been selected. John Paul II introduced the bells to reduce confusion when the cardinals choose his successor. Unfortunately, these bells were to mark the noon hour and are heard in the Vatican every day. The smoke then turned a clear black and there was no doubt among observers that nobody had been selected to lead the Roman Catholic Church as of yet.

No papal conclave in the last 100 years has lasted more than five days. John Paul II was elected on the third day on the eighth ballot.