Papal tribunal
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ROTAPapal tribunal
ROTAPapal tribunal.
rotaa tribunal of the papal curia exercising jurisdiction especially in matrimonial cases appealed from diocesan courts
penitentiariesAn office in the papal court forming a tribunal for deciding on questions relating to penance, dispensations, and absolution
penitentiaryAn office in the papal court forming a tribunal for deciding on questions relating to penance, dispensations, and absolution
inquisitionAn ecclesiastical tribunal established by Pope Gregory IX c.1232 for the suppression of heresy. It was active chiefly in northern Italy and southern France, becoming notorious for the use of torture. In 1542 the papal Inquisition was reestablished to combat Protestantism, eventually becoming an organ of papal government
inquisitionsAn ecclesiastical tribunal established by Pope Gregory IX c.1232 for the suppression of heresy. It was active chiefly in northern Italy and southern France, becoming notorious for the use of torture. In 1542 the papal Inquisition was reestablished to combat Protestantism, eventually becoming an organ of papal government