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Traditional Catholic Faith => The Sacred: Catholic Liturgy, Chant, Prayers => Topic started by: Cryptinox on March 24, 2021, 10:43:02 PM

Title: Did Lay Abbots have jurisdiction?
Post by: Cryptinox on March 24, 2021, 10:43:02 PM

I know abbots who are priests had jurisdiction. But I also know Abbesses have no jurisdiction. But could a lay abbot have jurisdiction?

Title: Re: Did Lay Abbots have jurisdiction?
Post by: Cryptinox on March 25, 2021, 11:02:25 AM

Bump

Title: Re: Did Lay Abbots have jurisdiction?
Post by: Emile on March 25, 2021, 10:03:19 PM

It's an interesting question, but apparently moot since 1078.

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The Council of Poitiers (1078) finally obliged all Abbots under pain of deprivation to receive priest's orders. (Thomassin, Pt. I, I, iii, passim.)

excerpted from https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01015c.htm