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The Medieval Church · c. 1302–1303
On Royal and Papal Power
John of Paris · c. 1255–1306
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What it is
A middle position: kings hold power from the people and not from the pope, church property belongs to the community rather than the pope personally, and a pope may be deposed.
Why it lasted
The most balanced treatment of church and state in the medieval debate, and an early source of conciliar and constitutional thinking.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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