Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net); produced from images available at the Internet Archive.

"AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SACERDOTAL CELIBACY," "SUPERSTITION AND FORCE,"

A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III

BOOK III.--SPECIAL FIELDS OF INQUISITORIAL ACTIVITY.

A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III

Dissensions in the Franciscan Order from Elias to John of Parma 1

A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III

Joachim of Flora.--His Reputation as a Prophet 10

His Apocalyptic Speculations as to the Third Era 14

The Everlasting Gospel.--Its Condemnation 20

The Spirituals Compromised.--John of Parma Removed 23

The French Spirituals.--Jean Pierre Olivi 42

Disputation before Clement V.--Decision of Council of Vienne 57

Commencement of Rebellion.--Dissensions among Them 62

He Enforces Obedience and Creates a Heresy 69

Suppression of the Sect.--Its Career in Aragon 84

Jean de la Rochetaillade.--Remains of Joachitism 86

Incarnation of Holy Ghost in Guglielma 90

The Order of Apostles.--Spiritual Tendencies 103

His Open Revolt.--Suppressed after Four Crusades 113

Continuance and Character of the Heresy 120

Question Raised as to the Poverty of Christ 129

Reaction against the Holiness of Poverty 130

Doctrine of the Poverty of Christ Declared a Heresy 134

It Complicates the Quarrel with Louis of Bavaria 135

Marsiglio of Padua and William of Ockham 139

Gradual Estrangement of the Franciscans 142

Louis Deposes John XXII. as a Heretic 145

Utility of the Inquisition.--Submission of the Antipope 149

Struggle in Germany.--The Franciscans Support Louis 153

Louis gradually Gains Strength.--His Death 156

Dissident Franciscans Known as Fraticelli 158

Orthodox Ascetism.--Jesuats.--Observantines 171

The Observantines Replace and Suppress the Fraticelli 174

CHAPTER IV.--POLITICAL HERESY UTILIZED BY THE CHURCH.

Denial of Papal Claims Pronounced Heresy 181

The Stedingers.--Tithes Enforced by Crusades 182

Crusades to Support Italian Interests of Papacy 189

Importance of Inquisition as a Political Agency 190

Manfred of Naples.--The Colonnas.--Ferrara 193

Use of Inquisition in the Great Schism 204

CHAPTER V.--POLITICAL HERESY UTILIZED BY THE STATE.

Use of Inquisition by Secular Potentates 238

The Templars.--Growth and Relations of the Order 238

Causes of its Downfall.--Facilities Furnished by the Inquisition 249