Pontifical university

A Pontifical university is a Roman Catholic university established by and directly under the authority of the Holy See. It is licensed to grant academic degrees in sacred faculties, the most important of which are Sacred Theology, Canon Law, and

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Roman Catholic - University - Holy See - Academic degree - Sacred Theology - Canon Law

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Philosophy. Pontifical universities follow a European system of degrees in the sacred faculties, granting the baccalaureate, license, and doctorate.

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Philosophy - European - Baccalaureate - License - Doctorate

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These ecclesiastical degrees are prerequisites to certain offices in the Roman Catholic Church, especially considering that bishop candidates are selected mainly from priests who are doctors of sacred theology or canon law and that ecclesiastical judges and attorneys must at least be licentiates of canon law.

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Roman Catholic Church - Bishop - Priest - Doctor - Judge - Attorney - Licentiate

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