Title: Pope John XXII and his Franciscan cardinal
Description: The debate over the poverty of Christ and his apostles under Pope John XXII (1316-1334) is one of the most famous intellectual controversies of the Middle Ages. Patrick Nold investigates the case of a man apparently torn between the Pope and the Order to which he had devoted his life.
Subjects: Catholic Church, Franciscans, History, History of doctrines, Poverty, Religious aspects of Poverty, Vow of Poverty, Popes, Cardinals, Catholic church, clergy, biography, Religious aspects
People: Bertrando di La Tour (d. 1332?), John XXII Pope (d. 1334)
Time periods: Middle Ages, 600-1500