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Sacred College

British

noun

the collective body of the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church

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This symbolic ranking of cardinal-bishops, cardinal-priests and cardinal-deacons is still preserved in the Sacred College, although by canon law all Princes of the Church must be at least priests.

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On June 19, the members of the Sacred College of Cardinals, each to be accompanied by one aide, will assemble in the Sistine Chapel.

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Thanks to Pius XII's indifference to Vatican administrative detail, the Sacred College was then sadly depleted; so many cardinals were near death's door that the choice easily narrowed to a handful of prospects.

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The new cardinals will raise the Sacred College to 103, highest total in history, and contribute further to the internationalization begun by Pius XII.

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Galileo said '� pur se muove,' but the Sacred College outvoted him.

From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Downey, Edmund

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