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John XXII, 1316-1334

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openly submits that Sacred Scripture itself, by which surely the articles of orthodox faith are approved, contains a ferment of falsehood and consequently, in so far as in it lies, completely voicing the faith of Scripture it renders the Catholic faith, by destroying its approval, doubtful and uncertain. Moreover, in the future to affirm persistently that the right to use these same possessions which Sacred Scripture testifies that they had was by no means appropriate to our aforesaid Redeemer and His apostles, and that they did not have the right to sell or to donate them or to acquire others by means of them, which, nevertheless, Sacred Scripture testifies that they did according to the aforesaid or submits expressly that they could have done, since such an assertion evidently includes use and deeds on their part, in the aforesaid, it is not just; since surely it is wicked, contrary to Sacred Scripture, and inimical to Catholic doctrine about the use, actions, or deeds on the part of our Redeemer, the Son of God, we declare on the advice of our brethren that the persistent assertion shall henceforth be worthily branded as erroneous and heretical.

Errors of Marsilius of Padua and John of Jandun

(The Constitution of the Church)1

[Examined and condemned in the edict "Licet iuxta doctrinam" Oct. 23, 1327]

495. (1) That what we read about Christ in the Gospel of St. Matthew, that He Himself paid tribute to Caesar, when He ordered the stater which had been taken from the mouth of the fish [cf. Matt. 17:26] to be given to those who sought a drachma, He did this not with condescension out of liberality or piety, but forced by necessity.

[Thence according to the Bull they concluded]:

That all temporal affairs of the Church are subject to the emperor and he can accept these things as his own.

496. (2) That blessed Peter the Apostle had no more authority than the other Apostles had nor was he the head of the other apostles. Likewise that God did not send forth any head of the Church, nor did He make anyone His vicar.

497. (3) That it pertains to the emperor to correct, to appoint, to depose, and to punish the pope.

498. (4) That all priests, whether the pope or archbishop or a simple

  1. Dict. de Théol. Cath. 10 I col. 167-172. DuPl I, I 304a f.; cf. 397b; cf. Gotti, Verit. reliq. christ. II 385 ff.—Marsilius of Padua, born in the year 1280 (?), was rector of the University of Paris in 1312. He died, unreconciled to the Church, before April 10, 1343. John of Jandun together with Marsilius was excommunicated by name in 1327 [Hrt II³ 529 note]. ↩