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The Late Medieval Papacy. Exile, Schism, Resolution. The Papacy and its Critics. Donation of Constantine: Claims to domination Boniface VIII: Conflict with Philip IV of France Unam Sanctam Move to Avignon: Clement V in 1309 Quarrel over apostolic poverty, Spiritual Franciscans (John XXII).
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The Late Medieval Papacy Exile, Schism, Resolution
The Papacy and its Critics • Donation of Constantine: Claims to domination • Boniface VIII: Conflict with Philip IV of France • UnamSanctam • Move to Avignon: Clement V in 1309 • Quarrel over apostolic poverty, Spiritual Franciscans (John XXII) • Schism • 1377 Gregory XI moves back to Rome, dies soon after • Urban VI, Roman pope / Clement VII, Avignon pope
Resolution of the Schism • John Wyclif in England • Source 1.18 • Jan Hus in Bohemia • Source 1.19 • Conciliarism • Sources 1.13-1.14 • Council of Pisa 1409 • Alexander V, John XXIII • Emperor Sigismund takes over • Council of Constance • Source 1.15 • Three tasks: schism, heresy, reform • Voting by “nations” • Election of Martin V • Decree Frequens • Popes reject: Sources 1.16-1.17 • Councils in Basel, Ferrara, Florence • Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges, Gallicanism
The Renaissance Papacy • Doctrine of papal infallibility: not until Vatican I (1869-70) • Personal character of popes • Alexander VI (Borgia) • Julius II • Leo X (Medici) • Refusal to call council • Critiques: • Source 1.29 (Valla) • Source 1.30 (Erasmus)
Late medieval piety • The scholastics: • Source 1.20: biblical interpretation • Source 1.21: justification • The mystics • Source 1.22, 1.26 • Luther’s mentor: 1.27 • An evangelical satirist: 1.28 • Meister Eckhart (1260-1327) • What efforts does the soul make? What does God do? • Sermon V p. 16: union with God leaves no distinction • Trinitarian theology: means of understanding union • Sermon VII: God’s grace and man’s will must co-operate • Inwardness and outward expression (25)