Some Chapters on Councils
Some Chapters on Councils (De conciliis capita quaedam), published in 1592, is a series of theses and arguments about the nature, function, and purpose of Church councils for settling disputes. In roughly 3,000 words, Polanus describes what a council is, by whom it should be summoned, the role of the Pope in convening a council, who should be invited, where it should be located, rules for order and argument, conciliar goals, the presence of Christ in the council, how to avoid prejudice, whether the presiders alone are the council judges, the duty of presiders, three kinds of councils, whether councils err, and ends with statements from the Fathers on the relation of councils to Scripture. His statements about councils are representative of the period, arranged logically in a way that contributes to retention for the reader, and present a worthy challenge for those that take a different view.
Some Chapters on Councils (De conciliis capita quaedam), published in 1592, is a series of theses and arguments about the nature, function, and purpose of Church councils for settling disputes. In roughly 3,000 words, Polanus describes what a council is, by whom it should be summoned, the role of the Pope in convening a council, who should be invited, where it should be located, rules for order and argument, conciliar goals, the presence of Christ in the council, how to avoid prejudice, whether the presiders alone are the council judges, the duty of presiders, three kinds of councils, whether councils err, and ends with statements from the Fathers on the relation of councils to Scripture. His statements about councils are representative of the period, arranged logically in a way that contributes to retention for the reader, and present a worthy challenge for those that take a different view.
Some Chapters on Councils (De conciliis capita quaedam), published in 1592, is a series of theses and arguments about the nature, function, and purpose of Church councils for settling disputes. In roughly 3,000 words, Polanus describes what a council is, by whom it should be summoned, the role of the Pope in convening a council, who should be invited, where it should be located, rules for order and argument, conciliar goals, the presence of Christ in the council, how to avoid prejudice, whether the presiders alone are the council judges, the duty of presiders, three kinds of councils, whether councils err, and ends with statements from the Fathers on the relation of councils to Scripture. His statements about councils are representative of the period, arranged logically in a way that contributes to retention for the reader, and present a worthy challenge for those that take a different view.