Questions tagged [papal-bull]
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Creed, Encyclical, Decretal, Canon, Bull, etc - What's the difference?
In Catholicism, what is the difference between a Creed, an Encyclical, a Decretal, a Canon and a Papal Bull? Are there any other decrees or formal or informal outlines of official church doctrine used ...
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What doctrinal value does the Catholic Church place on “Cantate Domino”?
If I understand correctly, Cantate Domino is a papal bull by Pope Eugene IV which is in some way affiliated with the Council of Florence.
I have heard it claimed that the writing of Cantate Domino ...
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Catholic Encyclicals/Bulls in Which Jews and Freemasons are Mentioned?
I need a list of papal encyclicals/bulls in which both Jews and Freemasons are mentioned in the same document.
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Did the Bull, Unam Sanctam, authorize/promote Christian aggression by the “temporal sword”?
Pope Boniface VIII promulgated the Papal bull entitled, Unam Sanctam. In it, he speaks of two swords: the spiritual sword (gladius spiritualis) and the temporal sword (gladius temporalis).
We are ...
