Cardinals (Catholic Church)

senior ecclesiastical official of the Catholic Church

thumb|A traditional black biretta.

a term used in the Catholic Church for an action which is meant to be kept secret

thumb|A cardinal's hat worn by St Jerome, depicted by [[Rubens]] A ' (plural: '; from , originally connoting a helmet made of skins; cf. galea) is a broad-brimmed hat with tasselated strings which was worn by clergy in the Catholic Church. Over the centuries, the red galero was restricted to use by individual cardinals while such other colors as black, green and violet were reserved to clergy of other ranks and styles.

style of reference for high nobility

religious title