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deep_sea2 t1_j2evqmu wrote

Reply to comment by Skatingraccoon in eli5 Christian vs Catholic? by shad0w_qween

One nitpick. The chain of command isn't so much that Cardinals rule over Bishops, but rather that Cardinal is a special title that some Bishops have. The title of Cardinal does not come with any territorial administration. A Cardinal is a bishop that can vote for the Pope.

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surreal_blue t1_j2f0w0i wrote

Nitpick on the nitpick: while a cardinal does not rule over other bishops, there are metropolitan archbishops and suffragan bishops. A metropolitan is the head of an ecclesiastical province and doesn't rule over other bishops as such, but is more like a general overseer and symbolic head of the province.

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deep_sea2 t1_j2far82 wrote

Indeed. No nitpick cannot be picked apart itself.

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