HIS357H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Clericis Laicos, Unam Sanctam, Papal Bull
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Petrine doctrine: and i say also unto thee, that thou art peter, and upon this rock i will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. [matt 16:18] Ideal: pope, a patriarchal father figure that rules over the church, ruler of every christian soul, quite literally ordained by god; his power is absolute and unquestionable. Jesus gave saint peter special powers, eventually, those who hold papacy has god-given power to rule. Apostalic succession (the power handed down from pope to pope) They don"t really have a distinction between the church and state. There isn"t a distinction between the clergy loyal to the pope and the people who are loyal to the king (everyone in christendom is loyal to the pope) Popes are not liable to national laws, but they are subject to church law. Church law is usually more lenient than national laws. Clergy have their own courts, and the head is the pope.
