Quiz for Evaluating the Evidence 9.2: Pope Boniface VIII, Unam Sanctam

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1. What significance did Boniface attach to Christ’s command to Peter to “Feed my sheep”?

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Correct. The answer is a. In explaining his interpretation, Boniface noted that Christ did not say that Peter should feed “these or those” sheep, but all sheep.
Incorrect. The answer is a. In explaining his interpretation, Boniface noted that Christ did not say that Peter should feed “these or those” sheep, but all sheep.
1. What significance did Boniface attach to Christ’s command to Peter to “Feed my sheep”?

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2. What distinction did Boniface make between the “spiritual sword” and the “temporal sword”?

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D.

Correct. The answer is d. Boniface made it clear that while kings wielded the temporal sword, they did so under the authority and direction of the Church.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Boniface made it clear that while kings wielded the temporal sword, they did so under the authority and direction of the Church.
2. What distinction did Boniface make between the “spiritual sword” and the “temporal sword”?

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3. According to Boniface, who had the authority to judge the papacy?

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B.
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Correct. The answer is a. In Boniface’s view, the papacy was the supreme authority on earth and, therefore, only to be judged by “God, not by man.”
Incorrect. The answer is a. In Boniface’s view, the papacy was the supreme authority on earth and, therefore, only to be judged by “God, not by man.”
3. According to Boniface, who had the authority to judge the papacy?