Izzy is right. Cardinals are at the top tier of the Church hierarchy, just a level behind the Pope, who they elected and usually is one of them, and they depend directly from Rome, meaning who they are all members of the Church of Rome (as their titular church is there) and not of the local ones (unlike regular Bishops and Archbishops)
A Queen Twice Over: Mary Tudor the Elder Marries Francis I of France
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Izzy is right. Cardinals are at the top tier of the Church hierarchy, just a level behind the Pope, who they elected and usually is one of them, and they depend directly from Rome, meaning who they are all members of the Church of Rome (as their titular church is there) and not of the local ones (unlike regular Bishops and Archbishops)
To be more specific, bishops govern an ecclesiastical territory (a diocese or, in the case of archbishops, an entire province). Cardinals are the people the Pope selects who, for the past thousand years or so, have been the ones to elect the new pope. Cardinals do not have to be bishops or archbishops -- there have even been cardinals, historically, who weren't even priests.
But yes, executing a cardinal might be a pretty big step.
Another option is gonna be to toss him in a dark cell for the rest of his life and throw away the key.
True, but I'm not convinced Jean's death wouldn't at least be discussed, nonetheless.
Higher ranking - they can represent/elect the Pope...
Which is I think is what I am going to end up doing with him, but things must be discussed for the sake of honour on both sides...
Aye, honour must be satisfied for all onboard this voyage. Otherwise we might all rattle sabers at a moments notice in cross times.
It could always be the compromise. France is allowed to execute the Cardinal and the Pope can replace him with someone more pliable. It's a win-win; The Papacy gets what it wants... and Francois gets glorious revenge.
Partially. Jean is still a problem, of course; he's royalty, so he can't exactly be executed... but he also can't be left to his own devices.
Banishment for him and all of his descendants forever more until the end of time? If any of them return to France, it's instant death?
*Prays.*
I've told you before, I am not having Marie outlive another of her sons!
Can I convince you otherwise? Would you like virtual back rubs? A scene writing? Virtual pie?
Well, I *am* reusing your Buckingham execution from Queen Is Dead in a few chapters' time...
*Gasps in Excitement.* I enjoyed writing that, I admit. It was fun...
Things do not work like that. Anything more than stripping a Cardinal of his French revenues and offices and exiling him from France (sending him to Rome with a request of imprisonment) and Francis will quickly find himself excommunicated (who would also mean who his Catholic subjects are freed from owing him loyalty and obedience).