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Handout #104 |
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The Dictatus (decrees) of Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085 A.D.) |
| 2. Only the Roman pontiff is
rightly called universal.
3. He alone can depose or absolve bishop's. The pope is the only man to whom all princes bend the knee. 12. He is allowed to depose emperors. 16. No general synod (council) can be convened without an order. 18. His sentence cannot be repealed by anyone and he alone can repeal all other sentences. 19. He must not be judged by anyone. 22. The Roman church has never erred, and according to the testimony of scripture it never will err. 27. The pope can absolve subjects from oaths of fidelity made to unjust rulers. |
