Kammala wannan jumlar: An dauki Cardinal Antonelli a matsayin "papabile" na Italiya da ke zuwa cikin
2005 papal conclave wanda aka zaba Paparoma Benedict XVI kuma a cikin abin da Antonelli ya kasance babban zakara. Cardinal Antonelli ba shi da damar yin zabe a duk wani taron da za a yi a nan gaba saboda ya cika shekaru 80 a ranar 18 ga Nuwamba, 2016. Ya yi ritaya a matsayin shugaban Majalisar Pontifical don Iyali a ranar 26 ga Yuni, 2012.