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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At meetings during the most recent 'consistory' , after all, the cardinals had to wear name tags.
He was made a cardinal in October 2003 that was the last 'consistory' Pope John Paul called.
The next Papal 'consistory' may not take place for some time.
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.
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.
Later this month the church's 184 cardinals will gather at the Vatican for the sixth 'consistory' of Pope John Paul II's pontificate.
According to the instructions of the 'consistory' , he had to educate the children and take care of their well-being as a father.
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.
Immorality was severely condemned but to begin with the 'consistory' was not an effective body.
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.
Collegialism is the name of a form of Church-government which attributes authority and power to a broader gathering over a local 'consistory' .
A local 'consistory' cannot plead independence.
It is expected that the 'consistory' will influence the agenda for next October's synod of bishops in Rome.
Also in 1555, the city council gave the 'consistory' the right to excommunicate offenders.
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 used the 'consistory' to repay faithful servants, honor distinguished church men and fill vacancies in church territories which normally have a residential cardinal.
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.
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.
A 'consistory court' has the power to hear against any Anglican clergyman or woman a charge of ‘conduct unbecoming a clerk in holy orders’.
Twenty-six dioceses each had a 'consistory court' with defamation cases providing about one quarter of their business.
Having failed to obtain the special licence required for marriage during Lent, they were summoned to appear before the 'consistory court' in Worcester cathedral.
Each diocese of the established church had a 'consistorial' or diocesan court, and in Dublin, superior to these, was the Prerogative Court of Armagh.
New attention was paid to Lutheran doctrine, and a revival of an awareness of Lutheran identity led to the building of new Lutheran congregations and to remarkable renewals, such as the appearance of women in 'consistories' and ministries.
The bishop then decided that there was enough evidence of impropriety for the case to go before a 'consistory court' .
This took place at the local diocesan or 'consistorial' courts in each Diocese.
We ourselves received the advice of our esteemed brothers, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church who are in charge of 'consistorial' affairs, and we considered the judgment of those who have some right or who regard themselves as having some privilege in this matter.
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.
Both movements, also named the Wittenberger and Helmstedter School, fought about filling vacant ministries and the election of members of the 'consistories' .
The minority Protestant Church was fully tolerated and given its own organizational structure of elected 'consistories' in 1802.
In 1995 the Dean was accused in a 'consistory court' of having had an adulterous affair with a former verger, nearly 30 years his junior.
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