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minus-squareGarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·3 days agoex 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”
minus-squarethethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days ago“official acts” by a president vs personal acts
minus-squareegg1918 [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoWait so a cathedral is just a church with a big chair for like official church statements?
minus-squareGarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 days agoCathedrals are named for having such chairs, yes.
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”
“official acts” by a president vs personal acts
Wait so a cathedral is just a church with a big chair for like official church statements?
Cathedrals are named for having such chairs, yes.