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There was executed at this time, by order of Pope Leo, the vaulting of the Hall of the Pontiffs, which is that through which one passes by way of the Loggie into the apartments of Pope Alexander VI, formerly painted by Pinturicchio; and that vaulting was painted by Giovanni da Udine and
Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 06 (of 10) Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi Giorgio Vasari 1542
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It is an expression of the prophetic task of the Supreme Pontiffs to give apostolic guidance to the Church of Christ and to discern the new demands of evangelization.
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In the first place, the purpose of the mentioned document is to meet the concern of the Supreme Pontiffs up to our times to ensure that the Church of Christ offers a worthy ritual to the Divine Majesty, 'to the praise and glory of His name,' and 'to the benefit of all His Holy Church.'
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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But it would sound awfully strange to those granting to subsidiarity a function and reach it was never meant to have, nor ever recognized by our most highly esteemed Roman Pontiffs as ever having in the first place.
Archive 2009-08-01 John M 2009
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What is expounded in the Encyclical Letters of the Roman Pontiffs concerning the nature and constitution of the Church, is deliberately and habitually neglected by some with the idea of giving force to a certain vague notion which they profess to have found in the ancient Fathers, especially the Greeks.
Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta chairman of the SSPX commission 2009
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So again if the Pope is infallible and the Pontiffs were part of the Vatican then why did they change stances on issues?
TEXAS FAITH: Why should science talk to religion? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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They wanted to be regular, so they have it, and the Pontiffs in their generosity even allowed them to follow their liturgical eccentricities!
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But I, as a monk, ask of my brother monks as the pagan asked of his fellow-pagans, "Tell me, O Pontiffs," says he, "what is the purpose of this gold in the sanctuary."
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Then how do you explain the twenty-eight Pontiffs who preceeded the First Nicene Council?
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So if Vatican I was infallible, which also consisted of Pontiffs then Vatican II was not, or vice versa, you can't have it both ways Relic.
TEXAS FAITH: Why should science talk to religion? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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