Nature and Function of Papal Diplomacy.

42 Pages·2005·0.366 MB·English

by  Giovanni Lajolo

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Lajolo, Giovanni.
Nature & function of papal diplomacy.
1. Catholic Church and world politics
I. Title
II. Title: Nature and function of papal diplomacy
BX1793 L19 2005
ISBN 981-230-338-3
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CONTENTS
1. Introduction
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2. Defining the Terms: Holy See,
Vatican City State, Roman Curia,
Secretariat of State
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3. A History of Papal Diplomacy:
From its Origins to the Present
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4. Guiding Principles of Contemporary
Papal Diplomacy
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5. Conclusion Remarks
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About the Author
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This paper was delivered by
His Excellency Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo,
as a Public Lecture organized by the
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
on 17 June 2005.
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Introduction
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Introduction
The topic for this lecture is rather complex.
When one hears terms like Holy See, Vatican
City State, Roman Curia and so on, one gets
a little confused and lost.
Belonging to different cultural and religious
backgrounds, you may ask yourselves: why
is there a Papal Diplomacy? What do papal
diplomats really do if they have no armies to
support their policies, nor political and
economic interests to promote and defend?
I’ll try to shed some light on these
questions and, hopefully, demonstrate that
Papal Diplomacy is not that complex or
mysterious after all.
I shall divide the topic into three parts,
namely:
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1. In the first part, I shall try to define terms,
like the Holy See and the Vatican
2. In the second part, I shall present a brief
history of Papal Diplomacy
3. In the third part, I shall illustrate some of
the guiding principles of contemporary
Papal Diplomacy.
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Defining the Terms
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Defining the Terms:
Holy See, Vatican City
State, Roman Curia,
Secretariat of State
Many people, even those familiar with the
workings of the Catholic Church, easily
confuse the terms Holy See and Vatican City
State.
1. By the term Holy See, we mean above
all the institutionalized manifestation of
the Pope’s supreme authority over the
whole Catholic Church and his sovereign
authority to act in the name of the
Church.
“See” means the “Chair” (in Latin, Cathedra)
of the Apostle Peter, to whom Christ entrusted
the authority to lead the Church in truth and
love. This is the meaning of the term
“Apostolic See”, precisely because the Pope
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