Off-topic: two months ago, I was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme.
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Off-topic: two months ago, I was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme.
I hope that I will be able to continue…
Giles of Rome (1243? – 1316) in the work De ecclesiastica potestate defended the absolute papal power of Boniface VIII. He thinks that:
See also Marsilius of Padua on the Role the of Supreme Ruler.
The following OntoUML diagram depicts Giles of Rome’s theory about the Papal power:
Class | Description | Relations |
---|---|---|
Person | A human person | member of Mankind; member of Church; owns Thing |
Mankind; Church | Mankind; Church | |
Sovereign | Sovereign is who rules persons. | role of Person; rules Person |
Pope | “the pope, supreme authority of the Church but also of the whole of mankind, is the only legitimate origin of every power on earth, be it exercised — as jurisdiction — on persons, or — as property — on things. In his plenitude of power, the pope possesses an absolute supremacy both in the ecclesiastical and in the temporal sphere, and delegates the exercise of the temporal “sword” to lay sovereigns only in order to fulfill most properly his higher religious duties.” | role of Sovereign; delegates Jurisdiction; legitimates Property; holds Power |
Power | “Any authority that does not recognize its dependence on the papal power is but usurpation. In Giles’ view, there is no space even for a partially autonomous temporal order.” | |
Property | Property is power exercised on things: “Coherently, Giles maintains that no property rights are valid if they are not legitimated by papal authority. Interestingly enough, such a claim is also supported by his account of the origin of property, according to which property is not a natural institution, but only the consequence of human agreements, which lack any legitimacy unless they are recognized by the supreme religious power“ | subkind of Power; relates Person with Thing |
Jurisdiction | Power on persons exercised as jurisdiction | subkind of Power; relates Sovereign with Person |
Thing | A thing |
Sources
First published: 17/2/2022