A seagull perches on St Paul’s statue in front of the chimney set on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican

A seagull perches on St Paul’s statue in front of the chimney set on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican

A seagull perches on St Paul’s statue in front of the chimney set on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican March 10, 2013. Roman Catholic cardinals will enter a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict on March 12, the Vatican said on Friday, with no clear favorite emerging so far to take charge of the troubled Church. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (VATICAN – Tags: RELIGION ANIMALS)