In the Catholic Church,
the equal armed Lorraine Cross denotes the office
of Cardinal.
The Cross of Lorraine is a heraldic cross. The
"double cross" consists of a vertical line
crossed by two smaller horizontal bars. The lower
bar is as close to the bottom of the vertical as
the upper is to the top. In the ancient version,
both bars were of the same length. In 20th
century use it is displayed as "graded", where
the lower bar is longer than the upper, thus
resembling a patriarchal cross, the crossbars of
which, however, are both near the top.
