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Did Jacques Maritain accept Pope Paul VI's offer of becoming a lay cardinal?
He rejected it
He accepted it
He requested more time to consider
The offer was withdrawn before he could answer
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Jacques Maritain rejected the offer of becoming a lay cardinal. He had previously refused to become a bishop, believing that his vocation was to be a lay intellectual. He also feared that accepting the cardinalate would compromise his independence of thought.
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