--- Sharon Dale <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello all. A question--does one refer to a cardinal elected pope
> (Jacques Fournier aka Pope Benedict XII) as a "former Cistercian" or
> did one remain a member of an order even after becoming cardinal or
> pope? Many thanks
I would think, unless there is definite indication to the contrary,
that he would remain a member of that order. Certainly our own beloved
Cardinal Hume remained a member of the Benedictine order until his
death. One does take life vows as a monk, and these remain in force
unless one is canonically dispensed from them.
Bill.
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