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The Thirteenth-Century Papal Monarchy Under Pope Innocent III | |
The Power of the Papacy: Innocent III(1198-1216)
1.
Centralization of the Church
Papal Registers, Chancellery, and Roman Curia
| "I am placed between God and man, lower than God but higher than man, the judge of all men who can be judged by none." Sermon on his consecration as pope, 1198 | "The pope has this authority because he does not exercise the office of man, but of the true God on earth." Letter to German Bishops (1198) |
2.
Establishment of Papal States (The Pope as Prince)
Innocent's Building Program in Rome Papal Monarchy
3. Crusades
| Fourth Crusade, 1204 |
| Albigensian Crusade, 1209 Inquisition |
| Fifth Crusade called by Innocent at the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) |
4.
Church and State: Empire and Kingdoms
| Pope chooses
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