John Xxii and the Papal Teaching Authority (Texts & Studies in Religion)

By James L. Heft

A careful study of John XXII's decree Quia Quorundam Mentes (1324), which was issued against some Spiritual Franciscans. The text presents: the historical background; a translation of the decree with commentary on it; a careful analysis of Brian Tierney's theory of a gulf between the ecclesiology of medieval canonists and the ecclesiology of Vatican I; and a discussion of the importance of John XXII for papal infallibility today.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088946815X
• ISBN13: 9780889468153
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"