Received the red biretta and the title of Ss.

His coffin was covered with the Belgian flag and surmounted with the red biretta.

The Cardinals' right to wear the red biretta was granted by Paul II.

The red biretta however is still topped by a tuft, as it is customary with other bishops.

"I tried not to think of my mother," he said when asked what ran through his mind as he received his red biretta.

He received the red biretta from the president of Austria on 21 December 1935; and received the red hat from the Pope in 1936.

On December 10, 1607, he received the cardinal's hat, but never went to Rome to receive the red biretta and the title.

For example, until this council, it was the Head of Portuguese State which bestowed the cardinal's red biretta on the Patriarch of Lisbon.

The red biretta, however is still topped by a tuft, as is the custom with other ordinary bishops.

He received his red biretta on 24 March 2006 after a day of reflection on 23 March.