HIST 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Roman Curia, Fourth Council Of The Lateran
5 Nov 2016
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In the late 11th century, the institutions of cardinals was set up: cardinals are the pope"s right hand men, only 10-15 at any given time. Conclave starts in 1268: cardinals are locked into a room until the elect a new pope. The camera becomes bureaucratized in 1192: papal treasury, made a listing of revenues. Papal curia becomes more institutionalized: papal court. Papal curia and the chief powers of the pope: Big stick powers most famous: excommunications and the calls for crusade. Pope"s chief powers derive from law: 12th-13th centuries are the age of law. Almost every grouping is making laws: church has its own laws. Pope becomes the chief legislator and the chief of appeals judge of the entire church: this gives the pope a huge amount of legal power, people begin to come to the pope with their problems.
