We say, on the contrary, that the papal pardons are not able to remove the very least of venial sins, so far as its guilt is concerned. |
For a papal brief to be valid, it has to be read in the presence of those whom it concerns. |
He has delivered a papal brief recommending it to that prince that he will take the same steps in this matter. |
I know he selects his own papal name, so I hope he gives himself a moniker no pope has ever had. |
In 1452 the Bishop of Rome spoke out and gave his official blessing in a papal bull. |
This meant in practice that papal letters appointing vicars apostolic were not be acknowledged. |