consistory
consistory
definition
noun
Also in 1555, the city council gave the consistory the right to excommunicate offenders.
a church council or court, in particular.
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Yet, when he steps forward to receive his red biretta at the 'consistory' - the installation ceremony - in Rome on October 21, he will do so knowing his appointment was not universally endorsed by the 750,000 Catholics he now leads.
At meetings during the most recent 'consistory' , after all, the cardinals had to wear name tags.
According to those who follow Vatican politics, one certain impact of the 'consistory' John Paul held this week is that it is no longer inevitable that popes come from Europe.
According to the instructions of the 'consistory' , he had to educate the children and take care of their well-being as a father.
Pius VI refused to accept these changes; and meanwhile, on 29 March, in an address to a secret 'consistory' in Rome, he condemned the Declaration of the Rights of Man and all the policies so far pursued in France on religious matters.
Collegialism is the name of a form of Church-government which attributes authority and power to a broader gathering over a local 'consistory' .
Immorality was severely condemned but to begin with the 'consistory' was not an effective body.
He used the 'consistory' to repay faithful servants, honor distinguished church men and fill vacancies in church territories which normally have a residential cardinal.
A frail Pope John Paul II yesterday added 30 names to the list of his possible successors, installing a diverse collection of cardinals in a 'consistory' some say may be his last.
Later this month the church's 184 cardinals will gather at the Vatican for the sixth 'consistory' of Pope John Paul II's pontificate.
The next Papal 'consistory' may not take place for some time.
Also in 1555, the city council gave the 'consistory' the right to excommunicate offenders.
I was in the 'consistory' when he gave the Mass in Central Park, and then later had a private meeting with several of us there in the cardinal's residence.
It is expected that the 'consistory' will influence the agenda for next October's synod of bishops in Rome.
Catechesis was the responsibility of the institutional church and therefore under the direct authority of the 'consistory' and/or council and limited to teaching catechism to the youth.
One was a special 'consistory' , or gathering of cardinals, in May 2001 in Rome; the second was a synod, or meeting of almost 300 bishops from all over the world, in September 2001.
He was made a cardinal in October 2003 that was the last 'consistory' Pope John Paul called.
A local 'consistory' cannot plead independence.
John Paul called nine 'consistories' to create cardinals.
The final appointment to a royal pastorat will be made by the Government, and to a 'consistorial' pastorat by the consistory.
At first glance, one might expect a study of the deposition books of the 'consistory court' of the diocese of Canterbury and the marriage-related provisions of wills from five sample parishes to be essentially a work of consolidation.
The whole point of this 'consistory court' is that people can put their views to the chancellor.
My ministry is abandoned if I suffer the authority of the 'Consistory' to be trampled upon, and extend the Supper of Christ to open scoffers.
This took place at the local diocesan or 'consistorial' courts in each Diocese.
Any complaint shall be brought first to our local 'Consistory' .
The media have not always shown such deference to the proceedings before a 'Consistory Court' .
The request was turned down by a 'consistory court' , or church court, in 2002.
The council shall operate under the authority of the 'Consistory' .
The poor peasant relates his appearance before a 'consistory court' on charges of immorality.
When the decision to assign a 'consistorial' benefit is made, a cardinal (the supervisor or the proponent) is entrusted with the duty to examine the case.
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