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I will give the definition from hofessor

Canvillis lectivies on Casion law

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delivered in the Roucau Pontifical Seminary and therefore very accurate. or the first volume p. 259 he defines the Roman Congregations as follows: -

Ronto Congregationes diemutier "Collegia particularia ex

aliquod "Cardinalibus aliisque viris m " prestantissimis in &mbe(Rome) " constituta pro nonnullis regotiis "Curaudis, discutiendisit difinicudis

• 41 page 26% be defines the nature of the Congregations of the Ropeegation of

the Faith:-

"Congugatio Propaganda Fidei -

" præest partes Infidelium

ræcest omnibus Missionibus in

delium et intentu

Missionum

" Missionum prædita estamplissimis

inc se:

ma

" facultatibus siquidem is * Congregationum plurium aliarum "officia complectitur, et constituit

" organum generale per quod "Romanus Pontifex necessitatibus " Missionum providet. Constat, n

Pr

" pront cœlèrc Prefecte Scortavien . The present prefect of the Congregation is Cardinal Sinsoni . To give you

idea in my way of viewing

matter I would in late

arc

the

Compare the Scerned Conqugation of Propaganda to the Colonial Office, and I would say,

say, with

comething of the Forign Office as the Propagande likuvise provides to the interest of the Catholic Church in England, declard

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