What is College of Cardinals?
[[File:John Paul II funeral long shot.jpg|thumb|Cardinals in red vestments during the funeral of [[Pope John Paul II]].]] The '''College of Cardinals''', formerly styled the '''Sacred College of Cardinals''', is the body of all [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinals]] of the [[Catholic Church]].<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P19.HTM 1983 CIC, Bk. II, Pt. II, Sec. I, Chap. III ''The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203041419/http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P19.HTM |date=3 December 2010 }}</ref> Its [[List of living cardinals|current membership]] is 214. Cardinals are appointed by the [[Pope]] for life. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church|*]] [[Category:Electoral colleges]] {{religion-stub}}