14 The Origin and Nature of Episcopal Jurisdiction

The origin and nature of episcopal jurisdiction in times of prolonged vacancy of the Apostolic See Harmony between Vatican I, Pius XII, supplied jurisdiction, devolution and the Imperfect General Council   Table of contents Summary Introduction 1. Episcopal jurisdiction is truly ordinary, proper and immediate 2. This jurisdiction is nevertheless Continuer à lire →

13 Episcopal Consecrations during a Vacancy of the See

Episcopal Consecrations during a vacancy of the Apostolic See: a historical precedent and the question of extraordinary jurisdiction     Table of contents   The historical precedent of the interregnum of 1268-1271   The patristic precedents invoked by Catholic theology   The tacit communication of episcopal jurisdiction   The right Continuer à lire →

11 Indefectibility of Government of Church (by future Pope Gregory XVI)

The Indefectibility and Immutability of the Government of the Church According to Dom Mauro Cappellari (future Pope Gregory XVI)     Table of contents   Introduction   1.1. Historical context of the Treatise   1.2. Place in The Triumph of the Holy See   1.3. Doctrinal and polemical object   Continuer à lire →

10 Territorial Jurisdiction : By Divine or Ecclesiastical Law?

Territorial Jurisdiction in the Church: Of Divine Right or a Matter of Ecclesiastical Law? The Apostolic Model and Its Implications in a Time of Vacancy of the Apostolic See   Table of contents Introduction The apostolic fields of the Apostles in the first century: absence of exclusive territorial divisions 2.1 Continuer à lire →

9. Jurisdiction of Bishops, Individual and Collegial, & the Convocation of a Council

The Jurisdiction of Bishops, Individual and Collegial, Concerning the Convocation of a Council   Table of contents   Introduction   Divine origin of the episcopate and distinction between the power of order and the power of jurisdiction   The jurisdiction of bishops considered individually   The jurisdiction of bishops as Continuer à lire →