HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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popes
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abbots
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cardinals
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bishops
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pope. The highest honour a member of the clergy can receive is to be elected as the leader of the Catholic Church. The Pope is elected by cardinals under the age of 8-following the death or resignation of a Pope.
Detailed explanation-2: -Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pope John XXIII called the council because he felt the Church needed “updating” (in Italian: aggiornamento).
Detailed explanation-4: -Cardinals are chosen by the pope to serve as his principal assistants and advisers in the central administration of church affairs in one or more departments of the Roman Curia. Collectively, they form the College of Cardinals or the Sacred College.
Detailed explanation-5: -"Bishop Guido Marini". Catholic Hierarchy.