Jesuit cardinal

Jesuit priests at the time of their solemn and final profession in the Society of Jesus promise to "never strive or ambition, not even indirectly, to be chosen or promoted to any prelacy or dignity in or outside the Society; and I will do my best never to consent to my election unless I am forced to do so by obedience to him who can order me under penalty of sin." (Constitutions S.J., Part X, N°6 [817]) * Cardinals ineligible to participate in a papal conclave + The last Jesuit Cardinal to die was Ján Chryzostom Korec, who died on October 24, 2015.

Jesuit cardinal

Jesuit priests at the time of their solemn and final profession in the Society of Jesus promise to "never strive or ambition, not even indirectly, to be chosen or promoted to any prelacy or dignity in or outside the Society; and I will do my best never to consent to my election unless I am forced to do so by obedience to him who can order me under penalty of sin." (Constitutions S.J., Part X, N°6 [817]) * Cardinals ineligible to participate in a papal conclave + The last Jesuit Cardinal to die was Ján Chryzostom Korec, who died on October 24, 2015.