Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, This is what I learned many years ago in college (a Jesuit institution), in an obscure lesson in church history. I actually never met anyone since then who knows this difference. Anyway, an important consequence of this difference is that in canon law, the power of a delegate ceases when the person represented dies or is removed from office, while that of a legate does not. - - Phong Peter Dzwig wrote: > > A legate is one who holds the power by virtue of his position, ie the > authority is vested in the office and whose statements have the power of > law (Latin lex, legis - law) , a delegate is one whose power is only as > the representative of a power or a group of people or of a person, > generally for the (short) duration of a particular event, eg a caucus, a > conference or similar, (Latin de - from, lex, legis law) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html