yes
No, in order to become a Cardinal you need to be priest or bishop
No, in order to become a Cardinal you need to be priest or bishop
you have to become a deacon then a priest then a bishop and then a cardinal
Yes, however it would be unusual. He would have to agree to become a priest and bishop before he could be made a cardinal, however.
Cardinal Bishop,Cardinal Priest,Cardinal Deacon
A person must be a practicing Catholic male. There is no requirement that the person be a cardinal or even a priest. If elected, that person must agree to become a priest and then a bishop and, eventually, a cardinal. Speaking practically, however, for centuries only cardinals have been elected to the papacy.
In theory, any Catholic male can be elected pope. In practice, the election is usually done among the cardinals, and I suspect it's fairly unlikely that a married priest - who would be sort of an outsider within the Catholic community - becomes either a cardinal or a pope.
Levels of progression: Deacon, Priest, Bishop, Arch Bishop, Cardinal, Pope A deacon is not a priest everyone else is.
priest
Cardinal George Pell became a priest because he was strongly convinced that God had called him to do His work. Pell was born in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia and is currently Cardinal-Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.
Bishop is the rank below pope and includes archbishops. Cardinals are not an integral part of the hierarchy and, to be named a cardinal, one need only be a priest. However, before 1917, a cardinal need not be even a priest. Pope John XXIII made it a rule that all cardinals must be named a bishop if they become a cardinal but the person can request an exemption to the rule. However, if a cardinal is not a bishop he cannot be elevated to pope until he has been consecrated a bishop.
From a very early age he wanted to become a priest. When he was only five years of age he was part of a group of school children sent to greet a cardinal who was visiting his home time. Joseph (the future pope) was quite taken by the vestments of the cardinal and told his parents that he "wanted to become a cardinal" when he grew up. He never lost that dream.