Why did the conclave elect Pope Stephen I, when he died prior to taking office? According to Wikipedia, Pope Stephen I was elected to the papacy in March of 752 A.D., but died a few days later, prior to being installed.  As I understand it, Catholic teaching indicates that God's will is accomplished through the voting of the papal conclave.

This, however, brings up a question with regard to Pope Stephen I.  Why was he elected as pope if was going to die prior to taking office?  What purpose did God have in working through the conclave to elect him?  What is the Catholic understanding of this?  Did he, after being elected, somehow become unworthy?
I don't see the problem, and the Church sees no problem worth explaining, because:


Unlike some groups, Catholics don't think that death is a sign from God that a person is unworthy.
Being elected pope makes a man infallible under certain conditions. It doesn't make him sinless or immortal.
It was God's plan to have a man unanimously elected, and then to have him die of a stroke. I don't understand what the problem could be. For all I know of God's plan, which is nothing, Stephen died so that you could ask and learn the answer to this question. We try not to speculate on God's will, because we can't, and we don't need to. We just trust God.


Man elected unanimously, dies like everyone else. What's the problem? The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord! There is no problem.