Extracts from evidence on papal authority in Ireland
The testimony of Right Rev James Doyle D D titular bishop of Kildare and Leighlin covers papal powers in spiritual matters, stipulating limits by councils and usage, the need for royal consent for certain acts, and the roles of monarchs, bishops, and the pope in diocesan governance, discipline, marriage dispensations, and crowning succession. It discusses emancipation, domestic appointment, coadjutor rights, and burial rites under the Burial Bill amid Protestant-Catholic arrangements.