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| Clottovecchio, Ercolaneo |
Archbishop in attendance at Vatican III; an Apostolic Delegate to the United States. Had recently put American laity under a ban of dulcissimus [St. Fidgeta and Other Parodies, 87]. Monsignor Gobart, one of the periti in attendance at Vatican III, explains the ban by saying "American Catholics, especially the self-styled liberals, must be a sweet and understanding as possible in the future."
Ercole is the Italian form of Hercules; Ercolaneo corresponds to the name of the Roman town of Herculaneum (the one that got buried next to Pompeii). Bowen and Myers note clottovecchio is probably old clot, one causing serious injury to the brain, unless clotto is a real Italian word. "It's not in my little word list, which doesn't mean much," says Bowen.
Definition of dulcissimus: sweetest in Latin.
Definition of periti: experts (peritus, singular); a word used at the time of Vatican II, explains Bowen. "Up to then, the notion of an ecumenical council included only bishops (including the Pope, as bishop of Rome). Indeed, these are the only voting members of the council, but the bishops who attended Vatican II were invited to bring experts in theology, canon law, etc. (virtually all of them clerics) as advisors.". |
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