A Secret Papal Brief on Tyrannicide during the Counterreformation
A recent article on tyrannicide in an authoritative Catholic reference work states that there exist few official pronouncements of the Church on this controversial subject2. The only ruling on the legitimacy of putting to death a tyrannical ruler mentioned is the highly ambiguous decree of the Counc...
| Publicado no: | Church history |
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| Tipo de documento: | Electronic/Print Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Cambridge University Press
[1957]
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Church history
Ano: 1957, Volume: 26, Páginas: 319-324 |
| Classificações IxTheo: | KAG Reforma |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Idade Moderna
B Päpstliche Verlautbarung B papal statement B Modern Era B Früh B Tyrannicide B Early B Tyrannentötung |
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| Resumo: | A recent article on tyrannicide in an authoritative Catholic reference work states that there exist few official pronouncements of the Church on this controversial subject2. The only ruling on the legitimacy of putting to death a tyrannical ruler mentioned is the highly ambiguous decree of the Council of Constance in 1415. In the interest of greater accuracy and fuller historical knowledge it may be in place to bring to light a secret brief on tyrannicide issued in 1615 by Pope Paul V in which he approved and renewed the decree of Constance. This brief assumes special significance in view of the fact that until then the earlier decree had never been explicitly confirmed by any pope and thus could be considered as not binding. Moreover, the circumstances under which the brief was issued have received inadequate, and sometimes deliberately distorted, treatment that calls for clarification and correction. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-6407 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Church history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3161412 |