Religious Glossary - common terms used related to Religion
Cardinal - High ecclesiastic appointed by the pope
to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other
ecclesiastic but the pope.
A senior clergyman in the Roman Catholic Church, next down
in rank to the Pope. The Cardinals elect a new Pope from one
of their own number.
a title applied to those whom the Pope has designated papal
electors should he die. They also serve as his advisors. The
Cardinalate is usually conferred upon the Archbishops of major
dioceses (such as Paris, Madrid, Chicago, Mexico City etc.)
and also upon the heads of the Roman Curial offices. However,
the Pope may give the honor to whom he wills, and John Paul
II has conferred it on simply priests (eg theologian Henri
de Lubac) and in history it has even been conferred on lay
men. (EWTN)
Cardinal is a vivid red, which gets its name from the cassocks
worn by Catholic cardinals. (wikipedia)
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