In the 13thc literature about S. Francis, unworthy priests pop up, and Francis,
contrary to what others may do, refuses to criticize them. Your theme is an
interesting one. As it is a sub-type of anticlericalism, you might also
consider the larger category. Although centered upon heresy, Malcolm Lambert's
essay 'Catharism as a Reform Movement', *Haeresie und vorzeitige Reformation im
Spaetmittelalter* (ed. F. Smahel) (Schriften des Historischen Kollegs
Kolloquien, 39) (n.d. on off-print, but relatively recent) pp.23-39 does bring
out the anticlerical theme very well.
Gary Dickson
University of Edinburgh
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