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Ms. Codex 696 - [Theological Miscellany]

This is a recollection of different theological texts written in Germany between  1250 and 1399 C.E. and originally from different manuscripts. Among the texts one can find there are the Liber scintillarum,  the “De pugna spirituali”, and excerpts from the “De contemptu mundi” by  Pope Innocent III [1160/1161 – 1216].

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San Francisco ante el Papa. Luis Berrueco, circa 1710 A. D.

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King John, ruled from 1199-1216, and his quarrel with the Church.

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Innocent VIII: a malleable pope

This pope began life as Giovanni Battista Cibo of a well-to-do Genoese family. He was perhaps the poster boy for misspent youth. His escapades were notorious and he fathered a son and a daughter outside marriage. Were it that young Giovanni experienced a conversion of heart, but with few prospects but tremendous family connections, the priesthood and a ecclesial career seemed to be his best…

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"Burned without pity" - the fake quotation taken back to 1930!

“Burned without pity” – the fake quotation taken back to 1930!

A few weeks ago, I discussed a fake quotation attributed to Pope Innocent III: Anyone who attempts to construe a personal view of God which conflicts with church dogma must be burned without pity. These kinds of “quotes” are often derived from opinions by modern writers, which someone has then turned into a quote by the object of the opinion.  And so it proved; it was a quote from Peter Tompkins,…

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"Burned without pity" - a fake quotation attributed to Pope Innocent III

“Burned without pity” – a fake quotation attributed to Pope Innocent III

While looking for some information on the Spanish Inquisition, I came across a whole slew of pages containing the following quotation (various, but here). Pope Innocent III: “Anyone who attempts to construe a personal view of God which conflicts with church dogma must be burned without pity.” ~Papal Bull, 1198, qtd. in Peter Tompkins, Symbols of Heresy in THE MAGIC OF OBELISKS, p.57 (New York:…

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when u and ur bff live together but sometimes go a day w/o seeing each other bc if you need something you jest text or snapchat etc 

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I love the phrase stressed depressed well dressed bc yay I am so proud of u bc even though ur stressed and depressed you managed to look well dressed that deserves all the compliments I’m proud of u