28 November 2019

Word of the Day: Royal Veto

VETO, ROYAL. The right claimed by some rulers to reject nominees to Catholic episcopal sees that were not acceptable to the civil government. While the Holy See has never recognized the right on principle, it has more than once permitted the exercise of the veto in order to avoid greater evil.

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