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From timeless classics to the latest trends, find your perfect match and make every occasion unforgettable. The last pope known to have named a cardinal in pectore is Pope John Paul II, who named four, including one whose identity was never revealed. Cardinals wear a scarlet or scarlet-piped black cassock with a scarlet zucchetto and a pectoral cross.

Umberto Benigni, "Ostia and Velletri" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1911) Archived 11 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Pope Pius X, motu proprio Edita a Nobis of 5 May 1914 in Acta Apostolicae Sedis VI (1914), pp.Most canon lawyers take the opinion that the pope, in appointing more electors than anticipated by Universi Dominici Gregis, made an exception to his own rules and hence all the cardinals under eighty, regardless of the limit of 120, are eligible to enter the conclave. Though the color has faded on the photo in the last 60 years, it is clear he is wearing the same hat that is in the Archives collection. Help us continue to bring the Gospel to people everywhere through uplifting and transformative Catholic news, stories, spirituality, and more. In October 1975 in Romano Pontifici eligendo, he set the maximum number of electors at 120, while establishing no limit on the overall size of the college.

Reese, Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church, Harvard University Press, 1996 pp. He had certain ceremonial duties in the conclave that have effectively ceased because he would generally have already reached age 80, at which cardinals are barred from the conclave. There is now no gemstone, and the pope chooses the image on the outside: under Pope Benedict XVI it was a modern depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus, with Mary and John to each side.Cardinals of working age are also appointed to roles overseeing dicasteries of the Roman Curia, the central administration of the Catholic Church. Examples include Domenico Bartolucci, Karl Josef Becker, Yves Congar, Avery Dulles, Aloys Grillmeier, Henri de Lubac, Leo Scheffczyk, Roberto Tucci and Albert Vanhoye. In the year 1563, the Ecumenical Council of Trent, headed by Pope Pius IV, wrote about the importance of selecting good cardinals: "nothing is more necessary to the Church of God than that the holy Roman pontiff apply that solicitude which by the duty of his office he owes the universal Church in a very special way by associating with himself as cardinals the most select persons only, and appoint to each church most eminently upright and competent shepherds; and this the more so, because our Lord Jesus Christ will require at his hands the blood of the sheep of Christ that perish through the evil government of shepherds who are negligent and forgetful of their office. As the exclusive electors of the pope (at least since 1179), cardinals were deemed to be the ecclesiastical equivalents of the Holy Roman Empire's 'Prince-Electors,' an extremely elite group with precedence over all other nobility (including archdukes, dukes and counts), who were tasked with the responsibility of electing Holy Roman Emperors.

As a political matter, it seems probable that all cardinals under eighty will be admitted regardless of the wording of Universi Dominici Gregis because the task of trying to decide who cannot enter could paralyze the process indefinitely. This color purple (which is closer to magenta) was connected to the tradition in the Roman empire to vest new dignitaries with a purple toga. The rule set out in Universi Dominici gregis is that "No Cardinal elector can be excluded from active or passive voice in the election of the Supreme Pontiff, for any reason or pretext.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Our dedicated in-house Safety team ensure that all of our products are manufactured and rigorously tested to comply with the latest EU and American Safety standards and regulations. These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy.