Papal jurisdiction

  • 1Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560 — The Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560 (c.2) is an Act of the Parliament of Scotland, and is still in force. [Letter from Law Registry Thank you for your query of 20 March concerning the Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560, as passed by the Scottish… …

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  • 2Papal — Pa pal, a. [F., fr. L. papa bishop. See {Papacy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction. Milman. [1913… …

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  • 3Papal cross — Papal Pa pal, a. [F., fr. L. papa bishop. See {Papacy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction. Milman.… …

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  • 4Papal crown — Papal Pa pal, a. [F., fr. L. papa bishop. See {Papacy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction. Milman.… …

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  • 5Papal Arbitration — • An institution almost coeval with the papacy itself Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Papal Arbitration     Papal Arbitration      …

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  • 6Papal Constitutions —     Papal Constitutions     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Papal Constitutions     (Latin constituere, to establish, to decree.)     Papal Constitutions are ordinations issued by the Roman pontiffs and binding those for whom they are issued, whether… …

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  • 7Papal Diplomatics —     Papal Diplomatics     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Papal Diplomatics     The word diplomatics, following a Continental usage which long ago found recognition in Mabillon s De Re Diplomaticâ , has of late come to denote also in English the… …

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  • 8Papal Elections — • The method of electing the pope has varied considerably at different periods of the history of the Church. . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Papal Elections     Papal Elections …

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  • 9Papal Decretals —     Papal Decretals     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Papal Decretals     I. DEFINITION AND EARLY HISTORY     (1) In the wide sense of the term decretalis (i.e. epistola decretalis) signifies a pontifical letter containing a decretum, or pontifical… …

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  • 10Papal Tiara — The Papal Tiara, also known as the Triple Tiara, or in Latin as the Triregnum , and in Italian as the Triregno , is the three tiered jewelled papal crown, supposedly of Byzantine and Persian origin, that is a prominent symbol of the papacy. The… …

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