Note 1333 — XXVIII. THE COUNCIL OF TRENT.
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Ribadeneira Vit. Ignat. Loyol. Lib. II. cap. v.
Ribadeneira was one of Loyola’s early disciples, and is therefore good authority. His description would show that permanent unions were formed, respected by the people but not recognized by the church, in the same manner as those alluded to by Bishop Pelayo, two centuries earlier.