IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 1208: Disobedience to Papal Authority, I: Crusading, Heresy, Schism
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 14.15-15.45
| Organisers: | Melanie Brunner, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds Benjamin Weber, Départment d’Histoire, Université de Pau-Pays de l'Adour |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Sebastian Zanke, Lehrstuhl für Mittelalterliche Geschichte, Friedrich-Alexander Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| Paper 1208-a | Disagreement, Dissent, Disobedience: The Papal Curia and the Problem of the Franciscans (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Political Thought |
| Paper 1208-b | A Consultation Over (Dis)Obedience: Benedict XII and the Armenians (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Religious Life |
| Paper 1208-c | Disobedient Papal Crusade Collectors: From Simple Thieves to Opponents to Crusading Policy? (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Ecclesiastical History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | The late medieval papacy claimed authority over all Christians by virtue of its succession from St Peter, and it attempted to enforce this authority in a variety of ways. The very nature of this claim could lead to resistance, however, and papal claims to primacy were often challenged, both in theory and in practice. These two sessions will examine case-studies of resistance to papal authority, looking at forms and consequences of disobedience, as well as the papal response to opposition. They will therefore provide insights into the variety of responses to, as well as the practical and theoretical limits of, papal authority. |