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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On 20/04/2010 22:32, Dr Jim Bugslag wrote: > > And at the more encompassing Council of Vienne in 1311 it was decreed > that no monk of 24 years of age and who was not otherwise > disqualified (how, I wonder?) might refuse to take holy orders when > commanded by his abbot; Well, there are always the four ancient canonical disqualifications: 1. Sodomy 2. Conjunction with animals. 3. Defilement of Sacred Virgins. 4. Being married to a woman who had previously married someone else! John Briggs ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html