Pope John XXIII last week added new members to the College of Cardinals, among them archbishop Bernard Jan Alfrink, 59, from The Netherlands town of Nijkerk.

For the third time during the 17 months of his reign, Pope John XXIII last week added new members to the College of Cardinals. From 1586, when Pope Sixtus V reorganized the college, the traditional membership had been fixed at 70.

Two years ago Pope John broke through the old…