“This [Magna Carta] has been forced from the King. It constitutes an insult to the Holy See, a serious weakening of the royal power, a disgrace to the English nation, a danger to all Christendom, since this civil war obstructs the crusade. Therefore?we condemn the charter and forbid the King to keep it, or the barons and their supporters to make him do so, on pain of excommunication.” Has BeensWarPainNationsDangerSeriousKingsHolyCivil WarInsultSupporterRoyalDisgraceCrusadesCharterWeakeningChristendomMagna CartaExcommunication Author:Pope Innocent III
“If it shall be necessary, through sentences of excommunication against their persons and of interdict against their lands, all backsliding being put an end to, they compel them to fulfil their vows.” IfsPersonsEndsLandScarySentencesVowBackslidingExcommunication Author:Pope Innocent III
