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[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 33 points 1 month ago (3 children)

ex cathedra literally means "out [from] the chair" but it's a figurative statement that just means "speaking as the holder of this position rather than as a private individual"

This phrase in Latin is still commonly used in Poland in exactly this meaning.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago

"official acts" by a president vs personal acts

[–] egg1918@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait so a cathedral is just a church with a big chair for like official church statements?

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

Cathedrals are named for having such chairs, yes.