Pope John XXII and His Franciscan Cardinal

Description:

The debate over the poverty of Christ and his apostles under Pope John XXII (1316-1334) is one of the most famous intellectual controversies of the Middle Ages. Patrick Nold investigates the case of a man apparently torn between the Pope and the Order to which he had devoted his life.

subjects: Catholic Church,  Franciscans,  History,  History of doctrines,  Poverty,  Religious aspects of Poverty,  Vow of Poverty,  Popes,  Cardinals,  Catholic church, clergy, biography,  Religious aspects

People: Bertrando di La Tour (d. 1332?),  John XXII Pope (d. 1334)

Times: Middle Ages, 600-1500