Cardinal (Catholic Church)

Cardinal is a clerical office in the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals are counselors of the pope.^[1]

Pope Innocent IV granted the use of the red hat to the cardinals in 1245. The red hat was a symbol of the cardinal's readiness to shed their blood in the cause of the church.^[2]

College of CardinalsEdit

The collective name for cardinals is college of cardinals. They meet in a Papal conclave to elect a new Pope.^[1]

When there is no pope, the cardinals direct the day-to-day affairs of the Church.^[1]

ReferencesEdit

The Coat of Arms of a cardinal who is not a bishop

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Cardinal," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-23.
↑ Chisholm, Hugh (1910). The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. p. 580.

Other websitesEdit

"Cardinal (1)" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.

[catholic-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Cardinal," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-23.

[2] Chisholm, Hugh (1910). The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. p. 580.

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