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Herranz was born in Baena in Córdoba Province , Spain . He joined Opus Dei in 1949 and was ordained as a priest in 1955 after attaining doctorates in both Medicine and canon law. He taught canon law at the University Of Navarre and travelled on behalf of Opus Dei until 1960 , when he began to work for the Roman Curia, the administration of the Holy See . In 1983 , he was appointed secretary for the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law. In January 1991 , he was ordained Titular Archbishop of Vertara. In 1994 , he was made President of Interpretation of Legislative Texts for the Roman Curia, a position in which he was responsible for advising the Vatican and the Pope on matters of church law. He held this position until the death of Pope John Paul II ; since it is traditional for most Vatican officials to resign in the absence of a Pope, Herranz left office on April 2 , 2005 . However he was reconfirmed to his post by the Pope Benedict XVI on April 21 , 2005 . According Vatican journalist Sandro Magister , by the end of 2004 , Herranz was "constantly gaining influence" in the internal affairs of the Vatican. Along with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI ), Angelo Cardinal Sodano , and the Pope's personal secretary, Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz , Herranz is believed to have been largely responsible for leading the Roman Curia at times when the Pope was incapacitated for illness. {Link without Title} Herranz was elevated to the position of Cardinal Deacon by Pope John Paul in 2003 . He was eligible to vote in the Papal Conclave Of 2005 . Although he was not generally considered a strong candidate to become Pope himself, he was described as a highly influential insider, potentially playing the role of a "kingmaker" at the conclave. It has been reported that, both before and after Pope John Paul's death, Herranz convened meetings of cardinals at a villa in Grottarossa , a suburb of Rome . {Link without Title} EXTERNAL LINKS
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