What does it mean for something to be “public” or “notorious”?

"A real intrinsic distinction between a public crime and a crime notorious in fact can hardly be established." Image: Wiki Commons Public Domain Editors' notes It is sometimes suggested that only notorious heresy separates someone from the Church; and that notoriety is only attained by some combination of warnings, declarations or sentencing by authority. In …

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The Loss of Ecclesiastical Offices: Is Holy Church Unprotected?

Image: Nestorius, who St Robert Bellarmine, St Celestine, St Nicholas and Cardinal Billot say lost his power to depose and excommunicate when he began preaching heresy. Wiki Commons. This is the first part of an essay by Mr John Lane, edited and expanded by S.D. Wright. It concerns the nature of law, offices and jurisdiction, …

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