The teachings of John Wyclif spread from England to Bohemia (Prague) in two primary ways, the first was through the impact that literacy and theology had from Oxford, both the city and the university to the University of Prague. The second is that in Prague, Wyclif’s views were held in a higher regard than they… Continue reading →
Wyclife’s teachings made its way to bohemia in two ways. The first was through Czech students who left the University of Paris for Oxford when the church fell into schism. The second was “the desire of Czech professors…to distinguish themselves, philosophically speaking, from their German counterparts” (Madigan, 395). a.The Holy Spirit is, according to Hus,… Continue reading →
Essentially, the church’s teaching on the Eucharist promotes transubstantiation, which means that the bread and wine in the sacrament of Holy Communion miraculously turns into the real flesh and blood of Christ. Thus, Christ is literally present in the Eucharist. Earlier in Madigan’s discussion of Wyclif, he notes that, “some of [his] positions logically flowed… Continue reading →
John de Wyclif had a differing view of the Eucharist than the church, which resulted in an abundance of agitation and declarations of heresy from the church. The Roman church viewed transubstantiation from the Eucharist as the divine act of transforming bread and wine into the blood and flesh of Christ, so that one may… Continue reading →
Pope Boniface VIII stepped into his role as pope following Celestine V stepping down from his unsuitable role as the pope. Many rumors claimed that Boniface may have played an immediate role in ushering Celestine to stepped down. Boniface quickly came into conflict with King Philip IV regarding issues of secular versus ecclesiastical authority. This… Continue reading →
When Boniface became pope it was directly after Celestine V resigned because he realized that he unsuitable for the position. It is not confirmed, but there were rumors that Boniface may have played apart in him stepping down. Boniface was not received warmly into his position. The noble Gaetani family was very unhappy with Boniface… Continue reading →
Clemont V’s moving the College to Cardinals to Avignon undermined Boniface’s papal bull Unam sanctam because the move to Avignon gave the French direct power to influence the Cardinals (and directly the papacy) who were stationed there. … Continue reading →
The great schism of the 14th century was due to the move of papal seating to Avignon. After the death of Boniface, successor Clement V’s moving of the papal seat directly went against what Boniface wanted in the “two swords” theory. The move split power between old and new Roman rule and also cause people… Continue reading →
The movement of the papacy from Rome to Avignon was a blow to efforts of the church to establish sovereignty in its claimed spiritual and temporal power. Boniface VIII and Philip IV had spent years in a virtual chess match for power, culminating in Boniface’s Unam Sanctam bull of 1302. The bull asserted “It is… Continue reading →
