Regarding Ecclesiastical Elections

Categories: Ireland

Above: PIcture of Pope Gregory
According to the Cain Aigillne, he who was wisest, noblest, wealthiest, most intelligent, most popular, and most powerful of the whole tribe, most determined to exact his own rights and have his neighbour’s wrongs redressed, was best entitled to be at its head. Not so the Church. The Corns Bescna says [...]

[caption id="attachment_1399" align="alignnone" width="394" caption="Pope Gregory"][/caption] Above: PIcture of Pope Gregory According to the Cain Aigillne, he who was wisest, noblest, wealthiest, most intelligent, most popular, and most powerful of the whole tribe, most determined to exact his own rights and have his neighbour's wrongs redressed, was best entitled to be at its head. Not so the Church. The Corns Bescna says if an abbacy were vacant, preference should be given to the tribe of the naomh, provided they had among them a suitable ... Read More