papal bull

American  

noun

1. bull.

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Example Sentences

A Vatican statement said the 15th-century papal bulls, or decrees, “did not adequately reflect the equal dignity and rights of indigenous peoples” and have never been considered expressions of the Catholic faith.

From Seattle Times

Shortly after the pope stopped speaking, an unidentified woman yelled: "Repudiate the doctrine of discovery! Renounce the papal bulls!"

From Reuters

Bernard and others are calling on him to renounce papal bulls from the 15th century that enshrined the doctrine of discovery and were used to justify colonization.

From Washington Post

The timing coincides with the L’Aquila church’s celebration of the Feast of Forgiveness, which was created by Celestine in a papal bull.

From Seattle Times

Others called for the return of Indigenous artifacts and for the revocation of centuries-old papal bulls that enshrined what’s known as the doctrine of discovery and were used to justify colonization in the Americas.

From Washington Post