contain these things: and at the aforesaid suggestion and knowledge, and by the same authority, we appoint and decree, that preachers of God, and all others, whatever be their condition, rank, or order, who for the future shall presume with a rash boldness to affirm in their sermons to the people, or in any other way, that these assertions thus repudiated and condemned by us are true, or to read, hold or possess as true, the abovesaid books, after they shall have had knowledge of these presents, shall incur by this very thing the sentence of excommunication, from which they shall not be able to obtain absolution from any person but the Roman pontiff, except they are at the point of death. Subjecting also, at the like suggestion and knowledge, and by the same authority, to the same penalty and censure, those persons who shall dare to assert that those persons incur the crime of heresy or mortal sin, who hold the contrary opinion, namely, that the glorious Virgin Mary was conceived with original sin; since this has not yet been decided by the Roman church and the apostolic see. * Alexander 7, An. Dom. 1661. Great Roman Collection of Bulls, entitled the Magnum Bullarium Romanum. (Printed at Luxemburgh, 1727.) The renewal of the constitutions and decrees which were published in favour of the opinion which asserts, that the soul of the blessed Virgin Mary was preserved at its creation and infusion into the body from original sin. aut ordinis, ac conditionis fuerunt, qui de cætero ausu temerario præsumpserint in eorum sermonibus ad populum, seu aliàs quomodolibet affirmare, hujusmodi sic per nos improbatas et damnatas assertiones veras esse, aut dictos libros pro veris legere, tenere, vel habere, postquàm de præsentibus scientiam habuerint ; excommunicationis sententiam eo ip-o incurrant, a qua ab alio quàm a Romano pontifice (nisi in mortis articulo) nequeant absolutionis beneficium obtinere. Item molu, scientiâ, et auctoritate similibus, simili pœnæ ac censuræ subjicientes eos, qui ausi fuerint asserere, contrarium opinionem tenentes, videlicet gloriosam Virginem Mariam cum originali peccato fuisse conceptum, hæresis crimen, vel peccatum incurrere niortale; cum nondum sit a Romana ecclesia et apostolica sede decisum: non obstantibus constitutionibus et ordinationibus apostolicis contrariis quibuscumque. * Certain persons who declare the contrary opinion, proceed in contradiction to the aforesaid prohibitions either to impugn or to mutilate the aforesaid sentence both in public and in private, and so to interpret the favour granted by the Roman pontiffs to that religious ceremony and festival, as to frustrate them; whence the offences, scandals, and quarrels, which Paul 5th and Gregory 15th, our predecessors, desired to prevent, still continue. * But, adhering to the constitutions of Sixtus 4, we forbid any one to assert, that on this account those who hold the contrary opinion, namely, that the glorious Virgin Mary was conceived with original sin, incur thereby the crime of heresy or mortal sin, since this has not yet been decided by the Roman church and by the apostolic see, as we now by no means desire or intend to decide, but rather we subject those, who dare to condemn that contrary opinion as the crime of heresy, mortal sin, or impiety, to the other weightier penalties, which we have above inflicted upon those opposing this our constitution, in addition to the penalties to which Sixtus 4, and the Roman pontiffs, our other predecessors, subjected them. * Pergunt aliqui contrariæ illius opinionis assertores, contra præfatas prohibitiones tum privatim, tum publicè præfatam sententiam aut impugnare aut vellicare, et favorem a Romanis pontificibus cultu et festo secundum illam præstitam ita interpretari, ut frustrentur unde offensiones, scandala et jurgia, quibus obviare voluerint Paulus 5, et Gregorius 15, nostri prædecessores, perdurant adhuc. * Vetamus autem, Sixti 4 constitutionibus inhærentes, quempiam asserere, quod propter hoc contrariam opinionem tenentes, videlicet gloriosam Virginem Mariam cum originali peccato fuisse conceptam hæresis crimen, aut mortale peccatum incurrant; cum a Romanâ ecclesiâ et ab apostolicâ sede nondum fuerit hoc decisum, prout nos nunc minime decidere volumus, aut intendimus; quin potius contrariam illam opinionem hæresis aut peccati mortalis, aut impietatis damnare audentes, præter pœnas, quibus eos subjecit Sixtus 4, aliique prædecescores nostri Romani pontifices, gravioribus aliis pœnis subjicimus, quas in contrafacientes huic nostræ constitutioni superiùs infleximus. S. Augustini Episcopi. Liber de Hares. tom. 8, p. 3. 19. Sethiani 20. Archontiaci 21. Cerdoniani 22. Marcionitæ 23. Apellitæ 24. Severiani 25. Tatiani 26. Cataphryges 27. Papaziani 28. Artotyrtæ 29. Tessares Crædecatitæ 30. Alogii 31. Adimiani 32. Elcesæi 33. Theoditiani 34. Melchisedeciani 37. Valesii 38. Cathari 39. Angeleci 48. Meletiani 49. Ariani 52. Macedoniani 57. Massiliani 58. Metangismonites 59. Seleuciani 60. Proclianitæ 61. Patriciani 62. Ascitæ 63. Passalorynchitæ 67. De mundi statu dissentientes 68. Nudis pedibus ambulantes 69. Donatistæ 70. Priscillianistæ 71. Cum hominibus non mandu cantes 72. Rhetoriani 73. Christi divinitatem passibilem dicentes 74. Triformem Deum putantes 75. Aquam Deo coæternam di centes 76. Imaginem Dei non esse animam dicentes 77. Innumerabiles mundos opi nantes 78. Animas converti in dæmones et in quæcumque animalia existentes 79. Liberationem omnium apud inferos factam Christi descensione credentes 80. Christi de Patre nativitati 81. Luceriferiani 82. Jovinianistæ 83. Arabici 84. Helvidiani 85. Paterniani, 86. Tertullianistæ. 87. Abeloitæ 88. Pelagiani. St. Augustine's Book upon Heresies. Bened. Edit. 1. Simonians 2. Menandrians 3. Saturninians 4. Basilidians 5. Nicolaites 6. Gnostics 7. Carpocratians 8. Cerinthians 9. Nazarenes 10. Ebionites 11. Valentinians 12. Secundians 13. Ptolomæites 14. Marcites 15. Colorbasians 16. Heracleonites 17. Ophites 18. Caianians Persecutions of the Albigenses. Bzovius' Ecclesiastical Annals in continuation of Cardinal Baronius' Annals, tom. 13, p. 156. Innocent 3, An. Dom. 1209. Pope Innocent could no longer brook the obstinacy of the erring Albigenses, forasmuch as they were neither moved by the miracles wrought by the Godlike Dominick, nor by the truth of his doctrine, nor by the sanctity of his life, nor by the force of his reasoning, and they defended their contumacy with arms. Wherefore he proclaimed a sacred war against them, and he animated the crusaders with many rewards in order that they might carry it on strenuously. Simon C. Mountford lived in those days, a man distinguished by his faith, bold in war, of great prudence, intelligent, munificent, splendid, and affable, a defender of the Catholic faith, and a most eager adversary of the heretics. By the advice of the legates and the princes he was appointed to command the army. Much trouble was expended in taking the camp of Minerva, for there were found therein 180 persons, who preferred being burnt alive to adopting a pious creed. 19. Sethians 20. Archontiacs 21. Cerdonians 22. Marcionites 23. Apellites 24. Severians 25. Tatians 26. Cataphygians 27. Papazians, &c. &c. In all, 88. Bzovii Annales Ecclesiastici, tom. 13, p. 156, An. Chr. 1209. Inn. 3, 12. Ferre non poterat Innocentius Pontifex errorum Albigensium pervicaciam, quod neque miraculis a Divo Dominico patratis, neque doctrinæ veritate, neque vitæ sanctitate aut orationis efficacia moverentur, ut armis pervicaciam suam tuerentur. Quamobrem bellum sacrum in eos indixit, et indictum ut acriter depugnarent, crucesignatos multis præmiis animavit. Vivebat eo tempore Simon Comes Montisfortis, vir fide præclarus, armis strenuus, prudentia magnus, ingenio perspicax, largus, magnificus, affabilis, fidei Catholicæ defensor, et hæreticorum acerrimus impugnator. Is ex consilio legatorum et procerum, exercitui præfectus est. * In castro Minerva expugnando ingens labor insumptus; nam ibi inventi sunt 180 qui igni cremari vivi, quam piè sentire maluerunt. * |