Why did Pope Boniface VIII quarrel with King Philip the Fair? Why was Boniface so impotent in the conflict? How had political conditions changed since the reign of Pope Innocent III in the late twelfth century, and what did that mean for the papacy?
Why did Pope Boniface VIII quarrel with King Philip the Fair? Why was Boniface so impotent in the conflict? How had political conditions changed since the reign of Pope Innocent III in the late twelfth century, and what did that mean for the papacy?
Answer:
The Kings taxed the clergy and Boniface did not want them taxed. The king of England denied them the right to be heard in royal court and protection. So King Philip stopped sending them money. Boniface was powerless to stop it because he needed France's money so the papacy can operate.
During the reign of Pope Innocent both kingdoms taxed the clergy but only with permission from the papacy. During Pope Boniface's reign both countries were on the brink of war, the papacy was weaker, and the pope tried to forbid taxation of the clergy without papacy approval and to revoke all previous pays. It meant very much to the papacy because it was a matter of whether or not they got paid.
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