[22] Cf. CCC, 1527, 1532. [23] Cf. CCC, 1536, 1591, 1598. It is bishops who confer the sacrament of Holy Orders in the three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and dia­conate. In the Latin Church ...

Cardinals are chosen by the Holy Father to serve as his principal ... The distinction between the three degrees of Cardinals has little practical significance except in determining the order ...

The conclave is held two to three weeks after the pope's funeral ... They are the third and fullest level of the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Bishops are assisted by priests and deacons.

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