Romanos Pontifices

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Romanos Pontifices is the name of an Apostolic Constitution of Pope Leo XIII. It was published on May 8, 1881, it defined and regulated the hierarchical relations between bishops in England and Scotland to religious organizations and institutions . Under the same aspects, it was applied to the United States on September 25, 1885 , to Canada on March 14, 1911 , to South America on January 1, 1900, and to the Philippines on January 1, 1910 , as well as to the countries in which missions were carried out was operated. The publication of this constitution was preceded by a lengthy and controversial period of negotiation, most of which were led by Henry Edward Cardinal Manning .

  • Pope Leo XIII.

  • Henry Edward Cardinal Manning

history

In the greeting, Leo XIII. with the words “the warm and fatherly love which the Roman Popes (“ Romanos Pontifices ”) showed the noble English people ... the Apostolic Letter Universalis Ecclesiae (September 20, 1850) by Pius IX is proof . (1846-1878) ”on the situation in England and Scotland. With his letter, Pope Pius IX. the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England initiated. With the constitution, Leo XIII wanted. now take up the problems that have arisen during the transition and the discussions that have arisen and take a position on the various questions. With this order he was responsible for the judicial and ecclesiastical competences between the episcopate and the religious orders . The most contentious points were the controversy over the jurisdiction of the bishops, connected with it was the right to the establishment of parishes , mission stations , the use of secular priests and the appointment of heads of the newly created mission centers. In addition, the local bishops were given the authority to oversee parish work , clergy conferences , diocesan synods , colleges and schools . The bishops continued to receive the right in their dioceses to inspect , fees define and regulate certain financial matters.

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The constitution can be divided into three main sections, including "the separation of religious and episcopal jurisdiction ", "relations between bishops, religious and community functions", and finally "issues relating to temporal goods". The following distribution of tasks and the delimitation of responsibilities made it clear that the episcopate and the superiors of the order were subject to canon law . The Pope was also keen to integrate the religious orders and monasteries , which enjoyed a relatively large degree of independence, into the jurisdiction of the diocesan bishops . The religious orders were able to regulate monastic life with their internal disciplinary powers, but they had to obey episcopal jurisdiction with regard to canon law.

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