POLS 320 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Avignon Papacy, Conciliarism, Absolute Monarchy
28 Oct 2020
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Conciliarism, the schism, the council of constance: marsilius" theory of the human legislator, god. The human legislator = the people, the community or its major/weightier part": election, the ruling part (e. g. the holy roman emperor, is god necessary for this theory to work, the conciliar theory of papal authority, god. The council= the collective body of the church. Background: constitutional crisis in the church: the schism of 1378-1417. Avignon papacy (1309-1377): the seat of the papacy leaves conflict-ridden. Italy and is relocated to avignon in what is now france. (the later c. 14. The period from 1378-1417 with two popes is called the schism. It is finally resolved at the council of constance (1414-18), which resulted in the deposition (=removal) of the two sitting popes and the election of martin v. The council of constance (1414-18) - think of as constitutional convention of the medieval church concerning the papacy and council.
