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Cardinal was a religious title.
Robert Bellarmine was a Cardinal in 17th century Italy. (PROSE: The Empire of Glass)
Richelieu was a Cardinal in 17th century France. (AUDIO: The Church and the Crown)
Cardinals associated with taking care of the Vatican's secret holdings in the 18th century included Catilin, Tuscanini, Pontormo and Roche. (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet)
The Valeyard possessed the black scrolls of Cardinal Leofrique DeSable. (PROSE: Millennial Rites [+]Craig Hinton, Virgin Missing Adventures (Virgin Books, 1995).)
In an alternate timeline, Morningstar was Cardinal of the Church of the Glorious Dead. (COMIC: The Glorious Dead)