catholicism - Creed, Encyclical, Decretal, Canon, Bull, etc - Whats . . . Decretal A letter carrying authoritative decisions on matters of discipline, or the Pope's reply when he has been appealed to on a matter of discipline The term is also applied to a collection of certain decretals such as Liber Sextus Decretalium, compiled by Pope Boniface VIII (1235-1303)
church history - What is the earliest example of the observance of a . . . A decretal contains an authoritative decision on questions of discipline The occasion of this decretal was a letter from Himerius, bishop of Tarragona in Spain, who wrote to Pope Damasus asking for his decision in several matters of discipline
catholicism - When only one species is validly consecrated, does the . . . Hence, as is laid down (Decretal vii, q 1), we read the following decree of the (Seventh) Council of Toledo: "We consider it to be fitting that when the sacred mysteries are consecrated by priests during the time of mass, if any sickness supervenes, in consequence of which they cannot finish the mystery begun, let it be free for the bishop or
Does God control demons? - Christianity Stack Exchange Following that idea, we could say that demons are obedient to God's hidden will (as indeed, everything perfectly is), while disobedient to God's revealed will But it is his decretal will that they be disobedient to his revealed will, so it is his will that they disobey his will, and their disobedience is itself thus a form of obedience to God
Since when has white wine been used in the Catholic mass? Our Lord never said anything about the colour of wine at the last supper And Rome has never published a decretal concerning the colour of wine It seems plausible that white wine did become more popular in the 16th century when the use of a purificator was introduced at Mass
How are the definitions of Ecumenical Council divinely inspired? cf also: "Creed, Encyclical, Decretal, Canon, Bull, etc - What's the difference? ", " The Church's Theological Notes or Qualifications " Also, St Robert Bellarmine—Book II, ch XII of On Councils: Their Nature and Authority (from his De Controversiis ) —compares the authority of Holy Scriptures to that of councils: