Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phong, Phong wrote: >Peter, > >This is what I learned many years ago in college (a Jesuit >institution), in an obscure lesson in church history. > I went to one too....clearly they got to you too and ingrained the "important" part ;-) >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. > Exactly Peter Dzwig > >- 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 > > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html