Quo elongati
Quo elongati (German, 'The farther away') is a papal bull published on September 28, 1230 by Gregory IX. The Pope explained to her the Testament of Francis of Assisi for not urgent legally binding. This bull contributed significantly to the poverty struggle that had flared up in the Franciscan order . The brothers had sent a delegation to Rome to resolve the controversy. With the bull Quo elongati the Pope gave his answer to the disputed questions.
In it he attacked the Franciscans' ideal of poverty, allowing business to be carried out by means of cashless payments. Gregory IX, who was a great patron of the Franciscans, linked this promise with the condition that the business be carried out through an intermediary - a trustee , so to speak, who was not allowed to be a religious. With this legal move he achieved that the will of St. Francis was twisted into the opposite, but the word did not contradict the lack of property.
In detail it was determined that
- the will of Francis is not binding,
- the observation of the evangelical councils is central,
- Intermediate persons (nuncios) are allowed to accept money alms for brothers,
- the brothers have no right of possession , but have a right of use,
- the order is largely exempt from local ecclesiastical jurisdiction . (Submitted by the bull Nimis iniqua from 1231)
literature
- Helmut Feld : Franciscans . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-2889-1 .
Single note
- ↑ Brief history of the Franciscan order by Father Oliver ( Memento of March 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive )