Etsi de statu
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Etsi de statu was a papal bull issued by Pope Boniface VIII
in July 1297. The bull was essentially a revocation of a bull issued the previous year, Clericis laicos
. Whereas Clericis laicos had prohibited the taxation of clerical property by lay authorities without the explicit consent of the papacy, Etsi de statu allowed it in cases of emergency.
Clericis laicos had been directed at the kings of England and France, Edward I
and Philip IV
respectively. There were preparations for war between the two over the Duchy of Aquitaine
, and the bull was meant as a preventive measure against taxation of the clergy. Boniface, however, was faced by an embargo, including the export of money from France; he had to back down and issue the more accommodating Etsi de statu.
Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII , born Benedetto Gaetani, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303. Today, Boniface VIII is probably best remembered for his feuds with Dante, who placed him in the Eighth circle of Hell in his Divina Commedia, among the Simonists.- Biography :Gaetani was born in 1235 in...
in July 1297. The bull was essentially a revocation of a bull issued the previous year, Clericis laicos
Clericis laicos
Clericis laicos was a Papal bull issued on February 5, 1296 by Pope Boniface VIII in an attempt to prevent the secular states of Europe, in particular France and England, from appropriating church revenues without the express prior permission of the pope...
. Whereas Clericis laicos had prohibited the taxation of clerical property by lay authorities without the explicit consent of the papacy, Etsi de statu allowed it in cases of emergency.
Clericis laicos had been directed at the kings of England and France, Edward I
Edward I of England
Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...
and Philip IV
Philip IV of France
Philip the Fair was, as Philip IV, King of France from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was, as Philip I, King of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1284 to 1305.-Youth:A member of the House of Capet, Philip was born at the Palace of...
respectively. There were preparations for war between the two over the Duchy of Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
, and the bull was meant as a preventive measure against taxation of the clergy. Boniface, however, was faced by an embargo, including the export of money from France; he had to back down and issue the more accommodating Etsi de statu.