Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2015 10:45:49 GMT
From thenceforth, the popular civil authority of the French sovereign is to be considered comparable [read. superior] to that of the Papacy over the Catholic Church of France in matters concerning the appointment of bishops, the interpretation of scripture and the clarification of Papal edicts. The Church of France is now to endorse Gallicanism, to supersede any ultramontane tradition, in all its practices and doctrines. The Bishop of Rome's authority as a supreme episcopate, holding universally immediate jurisdiction in matters secular and spiritual, is rejected and refuted. The supremacy and infallibility of the Papal Church is likewise challenged, without denying the existence of some authoritative elements to the office associated with being primus inter pares.
Dues and alms otherwise paid to the Bishop of Rome are to be collected by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris.
As such, the Army of Nice invades, militarizes and annexes the Papal city of Avignon.
-13,000 line infantry
-2,000 pikeman
-1,500 hussars
-5,000 dragoons
-100 field guns
Dues and alms otherwise paid to the Bishop of Rome are to be collected by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris.
As such, the Army of Nice invades, militarizes and annexes the Papal city of Avignon.
-13,000 line infantry
-2,000 pikeman
-1,500 hussars
-5,000 dragoons
-100 field guns
