Apostolic Penitentiary

"It was interesting that these remarks came from the head of the Apostolic Penitentiary," he said.

He also worked as a scriptor of the Apostolic Penitentiary.

The Apostolic Penitentiary has jurisdiction only over matters in the internal forum.

He also served as an official at the Apostolic Penitentiary from December 1891.

This was followed by an appointment to the Apostolic Penitentiary in April 1979.

He obtained a position as scribe at the Apostolic Penitentiary on December 4, 1330.

The other tribunal is the Apostolic Penitentiary.

Apostolic Penitentiary at the Vatican website.

Addressing the Apostolic Penitentiary seminar, the Pope said there was “a certain disaffection” with confession among the faithful.

Pope Leo also appointed him to serve as Apostolic Penitentiary on 18 October 1877, a position he held until his death.

Up until the 18th century, the Apostolic Penitentiary also considered cases of confessor-penitent disputes involving violations against what was termed the "external forum".

Girotti is second in command at the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican body responsible for confessions and absolutions.

He was the Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary having retired on 5 January 2012.

He was appointed as Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary on 21 March 1973.

He was appointed Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary ad interim in 1811, holding the post until 1814.

If a penitent felt that the penance imposed was disproportionate to the sins committed, he could submit the dispute to the Apostolic Penitentiary.

Giovanni d'Amelia (regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary 1378)

He served as Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary, dispensing indulgences from 12 February 1884 until his death.

The Apostolic Penitentiary is chiefly a tribunal of mercy, responsible for issues relating to the forgiveness of sins in the Catholic Church.

These statements were transcribed by legal clerks, who were paid by fees assessed by Apostolic Penitentiary for the transcription of their decisions.

The Apostolic Penitentiary publication on 'The Gift of the Indulgence' (29 January 2000) concerning esp.

He worked for Benedict XIII as apostolic penitentiary and Master of the Sacred Palace.

With the Bull of Indiction came a document from the Apostolic Penitentiary, indicating the conditions for receiving the Jubilee indulgence.

Bishop Gianfranco Girotti, who heads the tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary, said the sacrament of confession was in a "serious state of difficulty".

For more than twenty years, he served as head of the Roman College and regens of the Sacra Poenitentiaria (Apostolic Penitentiary).