Word: papal
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...nineteenth century Europe had begun to expect a more reasonable, not to say more Christian attitude on the part of the papacy toward the long established churches which had thrown off papal control and by their history of service and sacrifice had demonstrated that...
...following article discussing the recent Papal Enycyclical on Church Unity was written by J. A. Muller, Professor of Modern Church History at the Episcopal Theological school...
...wrote Pope Boniface VIII in the year 1302. Two centuries later Leo X, the pope who failed to comprehend the significance of Luther's revolt against the church, explained that "every human being" meant "all Christian believers", in an attempt, it seems, to mitigate the arrogance of the papal claim to universal political supremacy while retaining it in things spiritual. Even as thus amended the statement is sufficiently uncompromising, but it is the sort of thing one can well imagine popes in the fourteenth or the sixteenth century saying in all sincerity...
...from Rome" only in the sense that he has at one time lived in that city, not that he was sent to the United States by the Vatican. The authorities of the Vatican do not know of his presence here. 2) Mr. Leccisi is merely an honorary Papal Chamberlain. As such he can no more be said to be a representative of the Roman Curia than one who has received a medal from Congress may be said to represent Congress. 3) The organization of a Diocesan Matrimonial Court is outlined, and in detail, by the Canon Law of the Church...
...card: CHEV. GIACINTO LECCISI Papal Chamberlain Attorney and Counselor at Canon Law From ROME has opened an office at the above address for the purpose of dealing with the annulment of marriages in the Roman Church, and all matters pertaining to canon law. * Names omitted, in all courtesy.-ED. * Self-styled "oldest, largest, most popular Polish daily and Sunday in America...