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  • For one of the things that King John attempted to do in his extremity was to give to the Church, to promise to give to the Church - because the gift of things and the promise to give are essentially different matters when we deal with characters like King John-to promise to give to the Church certain liberties, in the hope of detaching Stephen and the Prelates from the cause of the barons and the people.

    The Charter of Liberty 1916

  • Visitation to the institutions of the Legionaries of Christ through a team of Prelates.

    Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2009

  • Visitation to the institutions of the Legionaries of Christ through a team of Prelates.

    Benedict XVI sending Apostolic Visitors to the Legionaries of Christ 2009

  • In 1337 King Edward III of England limited the wearing of fur to the royal family, to "Prelates, Earls, Barons, Knights and Ladies," and to church officials who had a yearly benefice of at least one hundred pounds.

    'Fur, Fortune, and Empire' 2010

  • Make them en masse Monsignors, Prelates of His Holiness, Rectors and Deans of Sanctuaries and Basilicas around the world, Bishops, Archbishops, head of Roman Dicasteries and Commissions, Cardinals and the hole Church will be renewed.

    Bishop Brouwet on the pilgrimage of the Society of Saint Peter 2009

  • Following the reactions caused by the recent Decree of the Congregation for Bishops, with which the excommunication of the four Prelates of the Fraternity of Saint Pius X was remitted, and regarding the Negationist or Reductionist declarations on the Shoah of Bishop Williamson, of the same Fraternity, it is considered convenient to clarify a few aspects of past events.

    Archive 2009-02-01 2009

  • There is a Time Magazine article showing Prelates in jubilation with a huge, multi-course meal, just super exited about the changes they were about to sign-off on the Church.

    CONFIRMED 2009

  • Given that the Church of England, which has become, as an institution, a laughing stock, obsessed with homosexuality and the place of women in its ranks, is faced with an ever-dwindling and aging congregation, it is laughable that it remains the established Church, with its bevy of Pious Prelates in the House of Lords.

    Archive 2007-07-01 2007

  • There is a Time Magazine article showing Prelates in jubilation with a huge, multi-course meal, just super exited about the changes they were about to sign-off on the Church.

    CONFIRMED 2009

  • Make them en masse Monsignors, Prelates of His Holiness, Rectors and Deans of Sanctuaries and Basilicas around the world, Bishops, Archbishops, head of Roman Dicasteries and Commissions, Cardinals and the hole Church will be renewed.

    Bishop Brouwet on the pilgrimage of the Society of Saint Peter 2009

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