Otfried has underlined the question of John XXII's motivation. A curious
factor in the controversies of his pontificate is that he, a canon
lawyer, enmeshed himself in a series of doctrinal controversies of some
subtlety. In Tierney's seminar on the Franciscan poverty controversy, we
read both theological works & John's constitutions. I was left wondering
how well the pontiff understood some of the more subtle points.
tom izbicki
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