how bishops are made
By ( articles ) | Sep 29, 2005
Kudos to Mark Mossa, for noticing this gem in the Code of Canon Law (332 §1):
If he does not have the episcopal character, he is immediately to be ordained Bishop.
As Mossa explains, Canon 332 treats of the election of a Pope, and stipulates that, in the case where the man elected is not already in episcopal orders, he is thereupon to be consecrated bishop.
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