cardinalate
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In 1917, the Holy See changed canon law, restricting the cardinalate to the ordained.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 28, 2018
Surrounded by friends and family, Domenico Tardini, 70, received the Pope's messenger bringing him official notification of his elevation to the cardinalate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Montini would become Archbishop of Milan, a post that traditionally carries with it a cardinalate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ten years later Archbishop Denis J. Dougherty of Philadelphia was elevated to the cardinalate.
From Time Magazine Archive
The reforming spirit of the pope showed itself in the appointment of several men of the highest character to the cardinalate, among them Gaspar Contarini and Fisher, Bishop of Rochester.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
