He was originally a cardinal from Germany but then spent a number of years working in the Vatican.
He was a cardinal in the Roman Curia.
Pope Paul VI named him a cardinal in 1977.
It was not a single cardinal. 2/3 of the Cardinal Electors had to vote for him.
Please specify which pope. If you are referring to Pope Francis, he was selected as a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI.
He was made a cardinal in 1977 by Pope Paul VI.
He was elevated to cardinal by Pope Paul VI on June 27, 1977.
Pope Cardinal Archbishop Bishop Priest Deacon
there hasn't been a pope Benedict XVII the pope now is Benedict XVI He was elected by the College of Cardinals, a body of his peers, as our current Pope is the former Cardinal Josef Ratzinger.
His Holiness, Pope Paul VI, made Josef Razinger the Cardinal Archbishop of Munich on 27 June 1977.
His name was Cardinal Joseph Alois Ratzinger.
Pope Paul VI on June 27, 1977.
He was a cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.