The War Upon Religion: Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-Christianism in Europe — John Shaqi
The War Upon Religion: Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-Christianism in EuropeCunningham, Francis A. (Francis Aloysius)
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The War Upon Religion: Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-Christianism in Europe
Cunningham, Francis A. (Francis Aloysius)
Catholic Church -- Europe; Catholic Church -- History; Church and state -- Catholic Church
The result of this assembly was the formal framing of
the notorious Gallican Liberties which in a few words meant:
"1. That the Pope could not interfere with the temporal
concerns of Princes either directly or indirectly.
"2. That in spiritual matters he was subject to a general
council.
"3. That the rules and usages of the Gallican Church were
inviolable.
"4. That the Pope's decision in points of faith was not
infallible, unless attended by the consent of the Church."
Four days after the signing of these articles the king put forth an
edict imposing their observance strictly upon all the country. His
commands were as follows:
"1. We forbid all our subjects, and all foreigners resident
in our kingdom, secular or regular, of whatever order, to
teach in their houses, colleges, or seminaries, or to write
anything contrary to the doctrine herein stated.
"2. We order that all those hereafter to be chosen to teach
theology in all the colleges of each university, whether
seculars or regulars, shall subscribe to the said declaration
before being permitted to act; that they shall submit to
teach said doctrine, and that the syndics of the faculty of
theology shall present to the local ordinaries and to our
attorneys-general, copies of the said submission, signed by
the secretaries of the said faculties.
"3. That in all the colleges and houses of the said
universities, in which there are several professors, secular
or regular, one of them shall be annually appointed to teach
the doctrine contained in the said declaration; and in those
colleges in which there is but one professor, he shall be
bound to teach that in one of every three consecutive years.
"4. We enjoin upon the syndics of the faculties of theology
annually to present, before the commencement of the lectures,
to the archbishops and bishops of the cities in which they
shall be, and to send to our attorneys-general, the names of
the professors appointed to teach said doctrine; and we
enjoin the said professors to present to the said prelates
the writings which they will dictate to their scholars when
they shall order them.
"5. It is our will that hereafter no bachelor shall be
licensed either in theology, or in canon law, or received as
doctor, until he shall have maintained that doctrine in one
of his theses, and having shown proof of such support in such
theses to those having power to confer the degrees.
"6. We exhort and enjoin all archbishops and bishops to exert
their authority to cause the doctrine maintained in the said
declaration to be taught within their dioceses."
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