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  • noun One who strongly adheres to the papal authority.

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Vatican +‎ -ist

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Examples

  • He was absorbed in the function, or else in a bitter envy of the officiating priest, and at such moments he suffered all that any 'Vaticanist' could have wished him to suffer.

    Eleanor Humphry Ward 1885

  • Fr. Finigan over at the Hermeneutic of Continuity has done a translation of a response by respected Italian journalist and Vaticanist, Andrea Tornielli, where he comments on the recent statements made by Cardinal Bertone and by Fr. Benedettini.

    Andrea Tornielli Responds to His Critics 2009

  • Italian Vaticanist Andrea Tornielli wrote a beautiful article about the important event we reported on the NLM.

    Validity of MP "Summorum Pontificum" for the Ambrosian Rite - UPDATE 2009

  • Tornielli has been the great Vaticanist of the Ratzinger pontificate; his record is not flawless, as he himself admits, but he is far more trustworthy than most - even those inside the Vatican. posted by New Catholic at 5:21 PM

    Archive 2009-08-01 2009

  • Tornielli has been the great Vaticanist of the Ratzinger pontificate; his record is not flawless, as he himself admits, but he is far more trustworthy than most - even those inside the Vatican. posted by New Catholic at 5:21 PM

    "Reform of the reform": Tornielli reaffirms his report 2009

  • Vaticanist John Allen is one of most recognized biographers of Benedict XVI.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Vaticanist John Allen is one of most recognized biographers of Benedict XVI.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Italian Vaticanist Andrea Tornielli has published unedited material in his latest book on John Paul II, titled Santo Subito or Immediate Saint.

    Catholic Fire 2010

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