VATICAN—The 21 new cardinals created by Pope Francis at the December 7 consistory reflected the pontiff’s vision for a missionary Church that reaches out to the world’s peripheries.
Following the 10th consistory of his pontificate, Pope Francis have effectively cemented the expansive geographical diversity of the College of Cardinals as well as chosen approximately 60 percent of all its members and almost 80 percent of the cardinals who will choose his successor in a future conclave.
The December consistory saw the College of Cardinals expand to a total of 253 members. Though the vast majority of cardinals are usually secular clergy, this year’s consistory brought the number of cardinals belonging to religious congregations and institutes to 68. According to Canon 349 of the Code of Canon Law, cardinals hold the duty to act collegially in choosing a pope’s successor should a conclave be convoked. However, not all cardinals hold the right to cast a vote in a conclave.
The college’s remaining 113 “cardinal non-electors” are 80 years old and older. While they are eligible to participate in the meetings leading up to the start of a conclave, they do not have voting rights and so will not participate in the conclave itself.At 99, Italian Cardinal-elect Angelo Acerbi, the prelate emeritus of the Knights of Malta, is the oldest member of the college.
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