Sacrosancta
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approval by Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
- In Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
It approved the decree Sacrosancta of the council, which asserted the supremacy of a council over the pope, and established the “liberties” of the Gallican Church, restricting the rights of the pope and in many cases making his jurisdiction subject to the will of the king. Revoked by Louis…
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issuance by Council of Constance
- In Council of Constance
…and it issued the decree Sacrosancta, affirming that a general council of the church is superior to the pope. It further decreed that frequent councils are essential for the proper government of the church. John XXIII was then captured and deposed. Gregory XII agreed to abdicate, provided that he was…
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reaffirmation by Council of Basel
- In conciliarism
…approved, but not the decree Sacrosancta espousing conciliarism. The faction-ridden Council of Basel, which opened in 1431, reaffirmed Sacrosancta. The theory has continued to live on, and its theses have influenced such doctrines as Gallicanism, a French position that advocated restriction of papal power.
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