Sacred College
Britishnoun
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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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John Paul's only major statement was his address to the Sacred College of Cardinals the day after his election.
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For the first time in four centuries the Sacred College of Cardinals had been specially summoned to discuss church affairs.
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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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Under the remonstrances of the Sacred College, however, Gregory’s ire subsided sufficiently to allow him to renew the letters and to enable the envoy to depart unscathed.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
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