He was Dean of the College of Cardinals and also Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
He was a cardinal in the Roman Curia.
He was a cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
He was the Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Vatican.
His name was Cardinal Joseph Alois Ratzinger.
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.
If you are referring to Pope Francis, he was the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
He was working in the office of John Paul the 11nd.
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Before he became pope, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was the head of the Sacred Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith. He was the church's foremost theologian.
He was made a cardinal in 1977 by Pope Paul VI.