2007-02-05 04:29:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They are the people the pope selects to perpetuate his own beliefs. The basic difference between a bishop and a cardinal is that a cardinal gets to vote for the next pope.
2007-02-05 04:36:19 · answer #1 · answered by Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cardinals are leaders above Priests and Bishops but below the Pope within the Catholic Church.
Peace
www.Catholic.com
2007-02-05 04:34:28 · answer #2 · answered by C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short answer is that cardinals are priests (usually higher ranked like bishops or noted theologians) who are given the special title and position in the hierarchy to assist the pope. Their most obvious job is that they elect the pope. This link will give you a lot of examples: http://www.catholic-pages.com/hierarchy/cardinals.asp
(I am very amused with the bird and baseball responses, btw. Funny!)
2007-02-05 04:38:13 · answer #3 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are leaders in the Roman Catholic church who have been priests for many years and were promoted to a higher rank.
A very well-known example is Cardinal Cushing.
2007-02-05 04:33:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matt Leinart, Edgerrin James, Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin... there's about 50 more
2007-02-05 04:35:37 · answer #5 · answered by Maverick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Willie McGee,Stan Musial, Terry Pendelton,Jack Clark,and Jose Pena to name a few.
2007-02-05 04:33:10 · answer #6 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Red birdies that hang out in the north during winter. They're pretty.
2007-02-05 04:32:52 · answer #7 · answered by somebody 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋