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In the late fourth century, in the absence of formal church councils, bishops from all over the Western Empire wrote to the Pope asking for advice on issues inc

Accessible translations, with editions of papal documents from Late Antiquity, addressing key themes such as marriage, celibacy, ritual and heresy.

Explains the rise in demand for papal judgments from the 4th century to the 13th century, and how these decretals were later understood.

Bringing together ancient and medieval history, Papal Jurisprudence, c. 385-c. 1234 explains why bishops sought judgments from the papacy long before it exerted

It is impossible to understand how the medieval church functioned and, in turn, influenced the lay world within its care without understanding "canon law". This