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decretal
RC Church a papal edict on doctrine or church law


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The result in the first instance is that late medieval Church law in England functioned no differently than elsewhere in Western Europe, employing a nuanced modus operandi which allowed freedom in interpreting and developing the law according to local traditions and needs even where papal decretals might rule differently.
Roman Canon Law in Reformation England by Somerville, Robert / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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