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A Cardinal and The Pope are two different positions in the Catholic Church.
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Who is after the pope in power?
The Cardinal Secretary of State ("Prime Minister') and the Camarlengo.
How many cardinals does it take to elect the pope?
It takes 2/3 of the cardinal electors at the time to elect a pope. A cardinal elector is a cardinal under age 80.
Is there a position between a cardinal and a pope?
No, there is no position between cardinal and pope.
What do you have to do to be a pope?
The only requirement is that you must be a male Catholic. However, it also helps to be a cardinal. The Church has not had a non-cardinal as pope in many centuries.
Who made the pope a cardinal?
Please specify which pope. If you are referring to Pope Francis, he was selected as a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI.
Where was Pope Benedict a cardinal before becoming pope?
He was a cardinal in the Roman Curia.
What cardinal made Pope Benedict XVI a pope?
It was not a single cardinal. 2/3 of the Cardinal Electors had to vote for him.
Who appointed Pope Benedict as a cardinal?
Pope Paul VI named him a cardinal in 1977.
What does the pope do before he becomes pope?
He is almost always a cardinal, usually a cardinal archbishop.
Where was Pope Francis a cardinal before he became pope?
He was the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
What year did Pope Benedict XVI become a cardinal?
He was made a cardinal in 1977 by Pope Paul VI.
Was John Paul II a cardinal before being pope?
Yes, he was a cardinal before elected as pope.
