PART ONE. APOSTOLIC LETTER. Over the next few posts, lets pull apart this letter. Part one just covers the intro, we havent even got into the letter yet. APOSTOLIC LETTER ISSUED MOTU PROPRIO OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS ON THE JURISDICTION OF JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES OF VATICAN CITY STATE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS An Apostolic Letter is an Ecclesiastica Letter, an announcement of the organs of the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Authority. This is done via a SYNOD or Church Council Meeting of Bishops. pon·tiff (pntf) n. 1. a. The pope. b. A bishop. 2. A pontifex. [French pontife, from Old French pontif, from Latin pontifex, pontifex; see pent- in Indo-European roots.] pontiff [ˈpɒntɪf] n (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a former title of the pagan high priest at Rome, later used of popes and occasionally of other bishops, and now confined exclusively to the pope [from French pontife, from Latin pontifex] Vatican City Listeni/ˈvætɨkən ˈsɪti/, officially Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano;[8] pronounced [ˈstaːto della t͡ʃitˈta del vatiˈkaːno]), is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. It has an area of approximately 44 hectares (110 acres), and a population of around 840.[1] This makes Vatican City the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world by both area and population. We then refer you to the LAW OF NATIONS. And the Blacks Law Definition of a STATE. state,n.1. The political system of a body of people who are politically organized; the system of rules by which jurisdiction and authority are exercised over such a body of people . — Also termed political society. Cf. NATION. [Cases: International Law 3.C.J.S. International Law §§ 6–8, 13.] So We see that the Vatican is a Nation, and this is a Church Order, given by the Pagan High Priest of Rome.
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