Can a woman be a Cardinal in the Catholic Church?

Answer 1

Yes - but in a roundabout way.

If the woman remains a Catholic, she will not even be allowed to be ordained a deacon or priest let alone a bishop, as in the Roman Catholic Church ordination of women is not allowed.

However, if the woman left the Catholic Church altogether and became a member of the Anglican Church (which includes the Episcopalians in the USA), then women can and do become ordained deacons and priests and in some Anglican churches (especially the African Churches) are also allowed to become bishops. Recently, the Church of England, the 'mother Church' of the Anglican communion, has been debating the ordination of women bishops as a natural progression from the ordination of women priests which was passed in the 1990s. It has now been accepted but, as yet, no women bishops have been appointed.

Answer 2

Of course not, Cardinals were originally the clergy of Rome. Nowadays there areCardinals all over the world, but they are still clergy. The clergy are composed of deaconas, priests, and bishops, who must all be men.

Answer 3

No they do not let ladies be cardinals.