Sacred College
Britishnoun
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The chief tangible value of the in pectore nominations is that the future cardinals' seniority in the Sacred College will date from last week's announcement.
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With measured tread, the Sacred College advances down the two long aisles in a swirl of scarlet and incense.
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"Beyond those already listed," said John, "we have nominated as members of the Sacred College three other illustrious personages whose names we reserve to ourselves in pectore."
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He found no takers, but several Italian newspapers bought his material after the Pope's death, and the angered Sacred College of Cardinals banned Galeazzi-Lisi from the Vatican.
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We may add that the religious orders have had a certain number of representatives, four, at least, in the Sacred College, since Sixtus V., several of whom, as we know, became popes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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