[PAR] [TLE] Pope Damasus I [SEP] Pope Saint Damasus I ( ; c. 305 – 11 December 384) was Pope of the Catholic Church from October 366 to his death in 384.  He presided over the Council of Rome of 382 that determined the canon or official list of Sacred Scripture.  He spoke out against major heresies in the church (including Apollinarianism and Macedonianism) and encouraged production of the Vulgate Bible.  He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church; his feast day is December 11. [PAR] [TLE] Directa Decretal [SEP] The "Directa" decretal was written by Pope Siricius in February AD 385.  It took the form of a long letter to Spanish bishop Himerius of Tarragona replying to the bishop’s requests for "directa" on various subjects sent several months earlier to Pope Damasus I.  It became the first of a series of documents published by the Magisterium that claimed apostolic origin for clerical celibacy and reminded ministers of the altar of the perpetual continence required of them.
[PAR] [TLE] Pope Damasus I [ SEP ] Pope Saint Damasus I ( ; c. 305 – 11 December 384 ) was Pope of the Catholic Church from October 366 to his death in 384 . He presided over the Council of Rome of 382 that determined the canon or official list of Sacred Scripture . He spoke out against major heresies in the church ( including Apollinarianism and Macedonianism ) and encouraged production of the Vulgate Bible . He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church ; his feast day is December 11 . [PAR] [TLE] Directa Decretal [ SEP ] The " Directa " decretal was written by Pope Siricius in February AD 385 . It took the form of a long letter to Spanish bishop Himerius of Tarragona replying to the bishop ’s requests for " directa " on various subjects sent several months earlier to Pope Damasus I. It became the first of a series of documents published by the Magisterium that claimed apostolic origin for clerical celibacy and reminded ministers of the altar of the perpetual continence required of them .
The "Directa" decretal was written by Pope Siricius in February AD 385, it took the form of a long letter to Spanish bishop Himerius of Tarragona replying to the bishop’s requests for "directa" on various subjects sent several months earlier to which Pope of the Catholic Church from October 366 to his death in 384?
The " Directa " decretal was written by Pope Siricius in February AD 385 , it took the form of a long letter to Spanish bishop Himerius of Tarragona replying to the bishop ’s requests for " directa " on various subjects sent several months earlier to which Pope of the Catholic Church from October 366 to his death in 384 ?
Pope Damasus I
Pope Damasus I