Summary of Vincent de Paul's petition for approval of CM, with PF Secretary Ingoli's (unfavorable) opinion on the matter; Cardinal Bentivoglio was charged to present the matter in the PF general meeting of 22 August 1628.
Observations from [William Lesley] on the letters of the Scottish mission from the year 1667. His main points are: a) there is a structural lack of priests, mainly caused by the terrible state of the Scottish Colleges, the rectors of which are…
PF notes on a petition by Dionisio Kennedie [Kennedy], an Irish Augustinian wishing to go to the mission in the Scottish highlands. The petition notes that Kennedie is asking for the faculties of missionary, including a provision for daily expenses,…
Note on several indulgences requested by Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic of Algiers; the indulgences have already been obtained by PF, from the Congregation of Indulgences. Its noted that one indulgence needs papal consent.
Anonymous notes on a series of questions: a) whether it is allowed for a priest to marry a Catholic with a heretic to prevent fornication, considering the two have already been married by a heretic priest and share a house and bed. When there is a…
A number of measures proposed to increase the amount of missionaries produced by the Scottish colleges abroad: 1) A visitation to the four colleges. For the college in Paris Card'li Bugliono [Cardinal de Bouillon] will be asked to inform PF about the…
Response to a series of doubts; a) a missionary can legally conclude a marriage when there is either a risk of persecution, or whether it is needed to evade a scandal; b) the matrimony will only be valid when they first appear before a priest and…
PF notes on a brief that declares Michel Monmasson vicar apostolic of Algiers. It includes a copy of the brief that was made for Philippe Le Vacher in 1650, and the decision on the issue that PF took in those days. According to PF notes, Monmasson…
