Episcopal Intercession is the act of a church official interceding on behalf of a criminal. The right to do so was granted by the secular power to the bishops of the Early Church and originated from respect for the church in the early centuries of Christianity, rather than by law or decree.
Episcopal Intercession is the act of a church official interceding on behalf of a criminal. The right to do so was granted by the secular power to the bishops of the Early Church and originated from respect for the church in the early centuries of Christianity, rather than by law or decree.
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