On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Tom Izbicki wrote:
> One should distinguish between bulls that are directed to all the faithfull
> (Constitutions) and those directed to individuals or groups replying to
> some point of business (Rescripts). Most bulls fall into the latter
> category. The percentage of constitutions seems to have been fairly small,
> usually dealing with general matters.
Well, what would a bull of canonization be? I would assume it would be a
Constitution, since it enjoins all to celebrate the feast of a certain
saint. And if so, (again) how does it get to where its going? How many
copies, for instance, of a *Constitution* bull would be made at the curia,
and where and how would they go from there?
mcg
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