XVI created him Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi in the consistory of 23 November 2007. Vingt-Trois is no longer eligible to participate in papal conclaves, having reached the age of 80 on 7 November 2022. He has been a member of the Congregation for Bishops and the Pontifical Council for the Family since 12 June 2008 and of the Congregation for the Clergy since 2 February 2010. On 7 March 2012 he was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. In October 2012, after being appointed a synod father by Pope Francis, he took part in the 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which concerned itself with the new evangelization for the transmission of the Christian faith. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that selected Pope Francis. Francis accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Paris on 7 December 2017. Opposition to same-sex marriage The cardinal has been a vocal opponent of efforts to introduce same-sex marriage in France. In 2013, he warned that it could incite violence and split society in France: "This is the way a violent society develops. Society has lost its capacity of integration and especially its ability to blend differences in a common project." He insisted that as long as the government is not listening to French citizens, this could lead to more violence. See also Catholic Church in France List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of France References 1942 births Living people 21st-century French cardinals Archbishops of Paris Archbishops of Tours Auxiliary bishops of Paris Cardinals created by Pope Benedict XVI Institut Catholique de Paris alumni Lycée Henri-IV alumni Members of the Congregation for Bishops Members of the Congregation for the Clergy Members of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Clergy from Paris French anti-same-sex-marriage activists