A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and making themselves available individually or collectively to the pope if he requests their counsel. Most cardinals have additional duties, such as leading a diocese or archdiocese or running a department of the Roman Curia.

A cardinal's other main function is electing the pope whenever, by death or resignation, the seat becomes vacant. In 1059, the right of electing the pope was reserved to the principal clergy of Rome and the bishops of the seven suburbicarian sees. During the sede vacante, the period between a pope's death and the election of his successor, the day-to-day governance of the Church as a whole is in the hands of the College of Cardinals. The right to enter the conclave of cardinals who elect the pope is now limited to those who are not over 80 years old on the day of the pope's death or resignation.

The term "cardinal" at one time applied to any priest permanently assigned or incardinated to a church, or specifically to the senior priest of an important church, based on the Latin cardo (hinge), meaning "principal" or "chief". The term was applied in this sense as early as the ninth century to the priests of the tituli (parishes) of the diocese of Rome. In the twelfth century the practice of appointing ecclesiastics from outside Rome as cardinals began, with each of them being assigned a church in Rome as his titular church, or being linked with one of the suburbicarian dioceses, while still being incardinated in a diocese other than that of Rome.

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Wed Jan 27 07:26:55 2010

where in the bible does it talk about cardinals, bishops and popes?
Q. because catholicism is from rome. rome became "christian" but yet i cant find anywhere in the bible about cardinals, bishops and popes?are these titles from the apostles or rome?
Asked by Ron S - Fri Apr 17 17:48:56 2009 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The hierarchy of ordained ministers in the Catholic Church mirrors how Jesus and the Apostles set up the original Christian Church. There are three levels of Holy Orders, Deacon, Priest, and Bishop. Bishops are the Apostles of today. Each one leads a diocese, a group of parishes centered around a large city. Special types of bishop are archbishop, cardinal, and pope (who leads the whole Church). Priests are co-workers of the bishops and can lead a parish. A special title for a priest is monsignor. Priests are called presbyters in the Bible. Deacons assist the bishop and priests in the celebration of the Eucharist, in the distribution of Holy Communion, in assisting at and blessing marriages, in the proclamation of the Gospel and… [cont.]
Answered by imacatholic2 - Fri Apr 17 23:56:27 2009

what does this video mean? the catholic church doesnt exist anymore?
Q. Vatican II: Council of Apostasy - 89 min - Feb 3, 2007 Bro. Michael Dimond - www.mostholyfamilymonaste ry.com Written by Bro. Michael Dimond and Bro. Peter Dimond This video shows: that the Vatican II documents contain blatant heresies against the Catholic Faith that Vatican II represented a revolution against 2,000 years of Catholic teaching that Vatican II gave birth to a new counterfeit Catholicism that other Cardinals were elected during the Conclaves of 1958 and 1963 before John XXIII and Paul VI, the men responsible for Vatican II
Asked by captain birdseyes boyband fetish - Mon Jul 14 09:49:10 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. This is most likely a person from the group called SSPX. They are a group of Catholics who reject Vatican II and therefore the new mass (Novos Ordo). They believe that a true Pope has not sat in the Chair of Peter since Pope Pius X. They are in schism, as far as I know. They can believe this all they want, it doesn't make is so. The Novos Ordo mass is valid, and the true successor to Peter is currently in Rome.
Answered by Misty - Mon Jul 14 11:16:21 2008

What is The Vatican policy against the Orthodox Church?
Q. What is The Vatican policy against the Orthodox Church?
Asked by Jacob Dahlen - Thu Nov 8 17:27:28 2007 - - 5 Answers - 2 Comments

A. This is a fine example of Eastern espeicaly Russian paranoia. Which is not with out reason. first the Cursaders broke their oaths of vaseldome to Ceaser Alexis Comenius and apointed latin Bishops in the patriarchates. Some thing they were not supposed to do. Next the 4th crusade when Constantinople was sacked..then there was the invation of Russia by the Teutonic order. Now we fast forward to modern times your economy is bad you have evangelical bible thumpers attacking the Church...a war in Checnia saw the US go to war with Serbia to allow Albania steal Serbia's spiritual heart land of Kosovo. The envolvement in various election it is easy to see why you feal the world is trying to isolate and cut you off. This peice did answer one… [cont.]
Answered by upyr1 - Thu Nov 8 18:48:40 2007

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