curial

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  1. Of or pertaining to the Roman curia: as, “curial festivals,” Encyc. Brit., XX. 732.
  2. Pertaining or relating to the Papal Curia.

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  • What is the point of being theoretically infallible if so many senior curial officials are quietly briefing against you? —  Telegraph Blogs
  • However, Cardinal Martino retains his other curial position, as president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. —  Clerical Whispers
  • Eventually, the Pope issued a letter to the episcopate in which he took pains to make fine canonical and theological distinctions around the issue of the Lefebvrist bishops and the lifting of their excommunications, acknowledged that curial vigilance was negligent in some areas, and professed his personal pain at being so relentlessly attacked, particularly by Catholics. —  Clerical Whispers
  • A VERIFIED Rumor has it, that one of these GAY & PEDO enablers, aid, abettors, racketeers, obstructors of justice, perjurers, tax evaders, defrauders, child endangerers, from the Orange County Diocese evil curial ranks, is slated to take over for departing Bishop Al (off to Detriot to cover for Cardinal Pedo Enabler Maida) in the Oakland Diocese, El Norte!
  • Cost of curial salaries and wages (excluding £209,000 in curial clergy allowances): £912,000. —  Telegraph Blogs
 

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  1. = F. Spanish Portuguese curial = Italian curiale, from Latin curialis, of the curia, Middle Latin of a court, from curia, curia, Middle Latin a court: see curia.
 

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