HIST 111 Lecture Notes - Unam Sanctam, Pope Boniface Viii, Babylonian Captivity
17 Mar 2014
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14th c church is also struggling (decentralized and demoralized) France- has replaced hre as dominant monarchy of europe, so french king rival to pope. King philip iv of france, the fair - had tried to impose taxes on french clergy not on good terms w/ pope b/c considered it a trespass. Pope boniface viii decreed only church can tax the clergy. Philip arrested a bishop who slandered him and wanted to try him in the royal court. Philip sends troop to pope and takes him prisoner and he dies from stress, philip wins! Popes don"t act out to kings, philip was peak of french royal power. Church triumphant (13th c) and fall apart (14th c) Archbishop elected pope- stops in town of avignon (border of french kingdom) and french cardinals and king persuade him not to go to rome to avoid turmoil that previous popes suffered through.
