medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Gordon wrote:
>
> I'm not an Ockham scholar, but I was under the impression that
> Ockham's excommunication had more to do with the fact that he
> challenged Papal Authority by defending the Franciscan view of
> Evangelical Poverty against Pope John XXII (who he regarded as a
> heretic) than with any charge of heresy per se. Can anyone confirm
> this?
>
Correct. The actual charge was apostacy,
NOT heresy.
Inter alia, William denied the right of the Pope
to exercise any temporal power whatsoever.
This was not well received by the papacy.
Regards to all,
Frank
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