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French Clergy Decree on Regal Rights and Papal Limitations
The clergy of France draft a letter to the Pope asserting royal prerogatives over temporal power, insisting kings cannot be deposed and subjects’ oaths cannot be absolved. They outline that a General Council can supersede papal authority and that papal decisions require universal church consent. The Gallican stance emphasizes limited papal power, liberty of the Gallican Church, and noninfallibility without broader church agreement.
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