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nuncio

Diplomatic representative of the pope, from the 16th century, performing the functions of a papal ambassador.



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The articles collected in the second section on papal diplomacy are divided into those dealing with nuncios and legates, and those concerned with the papacy and France during the reign of Henri IV, although in fact these are largely concerned with some of the nuncios and legates discussed in the first group of articles.
Whispers in the Loggia," an influential blog that's scrutinized by Vatican insiders and observers, said Monsignor Banach is viewed as "bright, open-minded, inquisitive, clear about what the church is, a Vatican II person" on his way to becoming one of Rome's "top-flight nuncios.
The document was sent out sub secreto, first to Papal Nuncios, and, when that seemed to have no results, to presidents of episcopal conferences, instructing bishops never to alter the sex listed in parish baptismal records.
 
 
 
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