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Pope Limits Cardinals At Age 80 In Papal Order
Pope Paul VI ordered cardinals aged 80 and over to lose voting rights and banished them from the Roman Curia and Vatican bodies. The move, effective Jan 1, 1969, aims to rejuvenate church administration, with several marked losses from the College of Cardinals including longtime Vatican officials. The decree preserves voting for those over 80 only if they are in a conclave, and allows continued participation for current over-80 cardinals who wish.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Bihops
Paul
Pius XII
John XXIII
Sacred College
Roman Curia
Holy See
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Los Angeles
Eugene Cardinal Tisserant
France
Afredo Ottaviani
The
Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith
Amleto Cicognani
Pope Paul