A Source Book for Mediæval History: Selected Documents illustrating the History of Europe in the Middle AgeThatcher, Oliver J. (Oliver Joseph)
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A Source Book for Mediæval History: Selected Documents illustrating the History of Europe in the Middle Age
Thatcher, Oliver J. (Oliver Joseph)
Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Sources; Middle Ages -- Sources
4. That his legate, even if he be of lower, ecclesiastical rank,
presides over bishops in council, and has the power to give sentence of
deposition against them.
5. That the pope has the power to depose those who are absent [_i.e._,
without giving them a hearing].
6. That, among other things, we ought not to remain in the same house
with those whom he has excommunicated.
7. That he alone has the right, according to the necessity of the
occasion, to make new laws, to create new bishoprics, to make a
monastery of a chapter of canons, and _vice versa_, and either to divide
a rich bishopric or to unite several poor ones.
8. That he alone may use the imperial insignia.
9. That all princes shall kiss the foot of the pope alone.
10. That his name alone is to be recited in the churches.
11. That the name applied to him belongs to him alone.
12. That he has the power to depose emperors.
13. That he has the right to transfer bishops from one see to another
when it becomes necessary.
14. That he has the right to ordain as a cleric anyone from any part of
the church whatsoever.
15. That anyone ordained by him may rule [as bishop] over another
church, but cannot serve [as priest] in it, and that such a cleric may
not receive a higher rank from any other bishop.
16. That no general synod may be called without his order.
17. That no action of a synod and no book shall be regarded as canonical
without his authority.
18. That his decree can be annulled by no one, and that he can annul the
decrees of anyone.
19. That he can be judged by no one.
20. That no one shall dare to condemn a person who has appealed to the
apostolic seat.
21. That the important cases of any church whatsoever shall be referred
to the Roman church [that is, to the pope].
22. That the Roman church has never erred and will never err to all
eternity, according to the testimony of the holy scriptures.
23. That the Roman pontiff who has been canonically ordained is made
holy by the merits of St. Peter, according to the testimony of St.
Ennodius, bishop of Pavia, which is confirmed by many of the holy
fathers, as is shown by the decrees of the blessed pope Symmachus.
24. That by his command or permission subjects may accuse their rulers.
25. That he can depose and reinstate bishops without the calling of a
synod.
26. That no one can be regarded as catholic who does not agree with the
Roman church.
27. That he has the power to absolve subjects from their oath of
fidelity to wicked rulers.
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