Week 9: Church & State Part II, Electric Boogaloo

Before we get into the assignment, here is a link to some gorgeous music from the Late Middle Ages, to get you inspired:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daTTLdsB42o Links to an external site.
Now, on to the assignment. 

Once again we will have a debate about sacred and secular power. If you were on the Papalist side last time, you will take the Royalist side, and vice versa. If you've forgotten which side you were on last time, look back at the assignment for Week 4 and take the opposite side this time.

The reading response due the night before section is as follows: how has your side in the debate (for this week) changed over time between the Investiture Controversy and Philip vs. Boniface? Using the readings for this week, provide two examples of how it has changed. This may require some creativity to answer but I think you're up to the challenge. Think about changes in government, ideology, the role of the church, fashions in how to construct arguments... really you can bring a lot to bear on this question, but remember you have to keep it connected to the church/state conflict. This should be (as usual when Joss writes the prompts) between 250 and 500 words.

You must still read all the sources, but as with last time, each side has to pay attention to a few in particular (listed for each side below). REMEMBER THAT SOME OF THESE SOURCES ARE FORGERIES. It may be helpful to your argument if you take this into account. Forgeries can still be historically valuable documents! And they can certainly support a frothy argument. Also there are some sources that are useful to both sides, either because they are moderate or because they present both sides of the argument. They're listed last. 

For the Royalists:
Colonna Cardinals (176-178)
Attack on Boniface (190-191)
Pierre Dubois (203-205)

For the Papalists: 
Clericis Laicos (175-176)
Ausculta Fili, Address of Boniface, Unam Sanctam (185-189)
Giles of Rome (198-200

Useful for both sides, potentially:
Disputatio inter Clericum et Militem (200-203
John of Paris (206-210)

But read the whole selection! Lots of good stuff in here. 

Tierney, Crisis of Church and State, 172-210

Reading Guide:

• • What was the struggle between Philip the Fair and Boniface about? What was at stake for the king, and for the pope?  Who emerges as the victor in this battle? How is this dispute related to the Investiture Controversy? How has the balance of power between king and pope shifted since the Investiture Controversy?
  • What claims does Boniface make regarding papal power in Ausculta Fili (185) and Unam Sanctam (188). 
  • How is Boniface attacked and how are his positions misrepresented in the manifesto of the Colonna cardinals (176), the forgeries of 1302 (187), and the attack on Boniface before the French royal council (190)? Who are Boniface’s enemies?  How and why are they attacking/misrepresenting him?  Can we trust their accounts?  What do their accusations reveal about the state of the papacy and the power of the French monarchy?
  • Pay particular attention to Giles of Rome (198), Disputatio inter Clericum et Militem (200), Pierre Dubois (203), and John of Paris (206). What does each of these sources have to say about royal power and papal power? How have royalist and papalist arguments evolved since the Investiture Controversy (are they more or less extreme)?  How important is John of Paris’ argument to the separation of church and state?