History of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian Church
Subtitle: Volume 2
Publisher: Macmillan Co.
Published: 1907
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS VOLUME II; title: XXIV. THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY; title: Demoralisation of the sacerdotal body   1; title: 1418 Futile efforts of the Council of Constance 3; title: 1422 Efforts of Martin V. 6; title: Undiminished conniption and symptoms of revolt 7; title: 1423 — 1430 The Council of Basle attempts a reform 10; title: Impotence of the Basilian canons — Venality of the papal court 13; title: 1484—1500 Condition of the Church in Italy, France, England, Spain, Germany, and Hungary 15; title: 1486 Relaxation of monastic discipline 22; title: 1476 John of Nicklaushausen   24; title: Sacerdotal marriage advocated as a remedy 27; title: 1479 John of Oberwesel  28; title: 1485 Heresy of Jean Laillier   29; title: XXV. THE REFORMATION IN GERMANY; title: Irreverential spirit of the sixteenth century 31; title: 1510 Complaints of the Germans against the Church 32; title: Immobility of the Church   33; title: Popular movement — Luther and Erasmus 35; title: 1518 Official opposition to the abuses of the Church 37; title: 1517 — 1520 Luther neglects the question of celibacy — his gradual progress 39; title: 1521 First examples of sacerdotal marriage 42; title: Approved by Carlostadt — Disapproved by Luther 43; title: 1522 Zwingli demands sacerdotal marriage — Luther adopt; it 45; title: 1523 Efforts of the Church to repress the movement 47; title: Popular approbation— Protection in high quarters 49; title: 1523 — 1524 Emancipation of nuns and monks   50; title: 1525 Marriage of Luther 51; title: Causes of popular acquiescence in the change 53; title: Extreme immorality of the clergy — Papal Dispensations 54; title: Admitted by the Catholics to justify heresy 56; title: 1522 — 1526 Erasmus advocates clerical marriage 61; title: Assistance from ambition of temporal princes 62; title: 1530 Efforts at reunion — Confession of Augsburg 64; title: Failure of reconciliation — League of Schmalkalden 67; title: The Anabaptists    68; title: 1532 — 1540 Partial toleration — Difficulties concerning the Abbey lands 70; title: 1541 Attempt at reconciliation 71; title: 1548 The Interim — Sacerdotal marriage tolerated 73; title: 1552 The Reformation established by the Transaction of Passau 75; title: XXVI. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH; title: Conservative tendencies of England   77; title: 1500—1523 John Colet and Sir Thomas More   78; title: 1524 Difficulties of the situation — Wolsey undertakes the destruction of monachism 81; title: 1528 General suppression of the smaller houses 83; title: 1532 Henry VIII.'s quarrel with Rome   85; title: 1535 General visitation of monasteries, and suppression of most of them 86; title: Popular opinions — The Beggars' Petition   90; title: 1536 Popular discontent — The Pilgrimage of Grace 94; title: 1537 — 1546 Final suppression of the religious houses and foundations 95; title: Fate of their inmates 101; title: 1535 — 1541 Irish monastic establishments destroyed 102; title: Henry still insists on celibacy 107; title: Efforts to procure its relaxation 108; title: 1537 Uncertainty of the subject in the public mind 109; title: 1539 Henry's firmness — Act of the Six Articles 111; title: Persecution of the married clergy 112; title: 1540 Modification of the Six Articles 115; title: 1547 Accession of Edward VI. — Repeal of the Six Articles 116; title: 1548 — 1549 Full liberty of marriage accorded to the clergy 118; title: Armed opposition of the people 119; title: 1552 Adoption of the Forty- two Articles 121; title: Difficulty of removing popular convictions 122; title: 1553 Accession of Queen Mary — Legislation of Edward repealed 123; title: 1554 The married clergy separated and deprived 124; title: Suffering of the clergy in consequence 128; title: England reconciled to Rome — Church lands not recalled 129; title: 1555 Cardinal Pole's Legatine Constitutions 132; title: 1557 More stringent legislation required — Revival of the old troubles 133; title: 1558 Accession of Queen Elizabeth 135; title: 1559 Delay in authorismg marriage — Uncertainty of the married clergy 137; title: Elizabeth yields but imposes degrading restrictions on clerical marriage 139; title: 1563 Thirty-nine Articles — Increased emphasis of permission to marry 140; title: Elizabeth maintains her prejudices 141; title: Disrepute of sacerdotal marriage — Evil effects on the Anglican clergy 145; title: XXVII. CALVINISM; title: 1512 Lefevre d'Etaples 150; title: 1559—1640 The Huguenot Churches 151; title: The Reformation in Scotland 1 54; title: Corruption of the Scottish Church in the sixteenth century    155; title: 1542 — 1559 Efforts at internal reform — their fruitlessness 158; title: Marriage assumed, as a matter of course by the Protestants     160; title: Temporal motives assisting the Reformation 161; title: Poverty of the Scottish Church establishment 163; title: Influence of celibacy on the struggle 1 66; title: 1560 No formal recognition of clerical marriage thought necessary 169; title: XXVIII. THE COUNCIL OF TRENT; title: 1524 — 1536 Efforts at internal reform 171; title: Universal demand for a general council — Convoked at Mantua in 1536 179; title: 1542 — 1547 Assembles at Trent — it labours to separate, not to reunite the churches 180; title: 1551 — 1552 Reassembles at Trent — is again broken up 181; title: 1562 Again assembles for the last time 182; title: 1536 Paul III. essays an internal reform without result 183; title: 1548 Charles V. tries to reform the German Church 185; title: 1548 — 1551 Local reformatory synods — their failure 187; title: 1560 Clerical marriages demanded as a last resort 192; title: Clerical corruption urged as the reason 193; title: 1563 The French court joins in the demand 197; title: 1560 The question prejudged 198; title: 1562 — 1563 Negotiations for priestly marriage and Communion in both Elements 200; title: 1563 The council makes celibacya point of faith 203; title: Attempts a reformation 204; title: 1563 — 1564 The German princes continue their efforts 206; title: Essays of Cassander and Wicelius 210; title: Successful opposition of Philip II 216; title: 1566 Peremptory action of Pius V 217; title: XXIX. THE POST-TREDENTINE CHURCH; title: Reception of the Council of Trent except in France 221; title: 1566 — 1572 Pius V. endeavours to effect a reform 223; title: 1568— 1570 Labours of St. Charles Borromeo at Milan 227; title: 1565 — 1597 Reforms vainly attempted by Italian councils 229; title: 1569 — 1668 Condition of the church in Central Europe 231; title: Provisions for the children of priests 232; title: Clerical immorality still a justification of heresy 233; title: 1560 — 1624 Condition of the Church in France   235; title: The residence of women conceded   239; title: Celebration of Mass by Concubinarians 240; title: The Church in the Spanish Colonies 245; title: XXX. SOLICITATION; title: Abuse of the Confessional prior to the Reformation 251; title: Heretic attacks call for more vigorous action 254; title: 1547 — 1761 Introduction of Confessionals 255; title: 1559 — 1561 Jurisdiction conferred on the Spanish Inquisition — Its activity 257; title: Resistance of the Regular Orders   260; title: Difficulty of defining the Crime 261; title: 1622 Bull of Gregory XV., Universi Dominici Gregis 264; title: Tardy acceptance by Spain — Rejection by France and Germany    265; title: Solicitation becomes merely a technical offence — Indecency in the Confessional   267; title: Duty of Penitents to denounce Offenders 270; title: Absolution of Partners in Guilt 271; title: Demand for name of Accomplice in Sin 276; title: Passive Solicitation — Flagellation   277; title: Results of the papal Decrees — France, Germany, Italy, Spain — Favour shown to the Accused 279; title: Avenues of escape open 285; title: Mildness of punishment 287; title: Spontaneous Self-Accusation 291; title: Preponderance of culprits in the Religious Orders 294; title: Divorce of Morals and Religion — Absolution facilitated 295; title: XXXI. THE CHURCH AND THE REVOLUTION; title: Sacerdotal marriage obsolete — Grandier, Du Pin, Bossuet 297; title: 1758 — 1800 The eighteenth century — Controversy reopened 298; title: 1783 Joseph II. proposes to permit sacerdotal marriage 300; title: 1760 — 1787 Clerical immorality undiminished   301; title: 1789 The French Revolution 306; title: 1789 — 1790 Confiscation of church property — Suppression of monachism 309; title: 1791 Celibacy deprived of legal protection — Marriage of priests    310; title: 1793 Marriage becomes a test of good citizenship 311; title: Persecution of the unmarried clergy 314; title: Resistance of the great body of the clergy 815; title: 1795—1797 Married clergy repudiated by their bishops 316; title: 1801 Celibacy restored by the Concordat 318; title: 1801 — 1807 Clerical marriage continues — Napoleon decides against it 320; title: XXXII. THE CHURCH OF TO-DAY; title: 1815 — 1883 Vacillating policy in France as to clerical marriage 322; title: 1821 — 1866 Various movements in favour of clerical marriage 323; title: Immobility of the Church 326; title: 1878 The Old Catholics adopt clerical marriage 329; title: Civil marriage laws opposed by the Church 330; title: 1820 — 1867 Suppression of monastic orders   335; title: Influence of celibacy on clerical morality 339; title: Solicitation in modern times   342; title: Influence of celibacy on the social organisation 358; title: Index 365