Godless Wednesday: Atheist's View of the Conclave

There are more than a billion Catholics around the world. Right now there are waiting for a 100-plus men to elect one of their own the leader of this group, somehow transforming from a Cardinal to "God's Representative on Earth" i.e. The Supreme Pontiff or Pope.

As an atheist, the extremely close attention paid to this ridiculous process is absolutely baffling. What do you think?