Folia Theologica et Canonica 6. 28/20 (2017)

IUS CANONICUM - José Miguel Viejo-Ximénez, Raymond of Penyafort decretalist

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JOSÉ MIGUEL VIEJO-XIMÉNEZ

The first part of the SIC is a treatise on the sources of Law. It explains distinctions D.l to D.20 of the DG and the first three titles of the first book of the Compilationes antiquae relying on a scheme of twelve titles. It is certainly an original index, but decretalists’ Summae super decretalibus supplied Raymond with the guidelines to delve into every topic. Explanations on ecclesiastical constitutions, for instance, follow Bernard’s outline, as the comparative table shows*2:

Bernard’s Summa (SB) Raymond

De constitutionibus (/ Comp. 1.1) De constitutionibus (SIC 1.5)

(...) videamus in primis, quid sit consti- Videamus quid sit constitutio, quis possit tutio, quis possit constituere, quae causa ! constituere, quae causa faciendi consti- faciendi constitutionem. quid eius offi- tutionem, quod eius officium, quae, cui cium, quae cui valeat praiudicare praiudicet

The same is true concerning the explanations on the rescripts: 112

Bernard’s Summa (SB)

De rescriptis el eorum interpretationibus (I Comp. 1.2)

Raymond

De rescriptis et eorum interpretationibus (SIC 1.7)

Diximus de constitutionibus. Sed quia saepe rescriptum vim habet constitutionis, de rescriptis subiiciamus, videntes, quid hie dicatur rescriptum, quis possit facere rescriptum, quas vires habeat in causis, et de eius interpretatione.

Post tractatum de constitutionibus agendum est de rescriptis, quia saepe habent vim constitutionis.

Videamus ergo quid sit rescriptum, quis possit facere tale rescriptum quod vim habeat constitutionis, quando rescriptum habeat vim constitutionis, et de interpretatione rescriptorum, et quod cui praeiudicet.

112 Cf. Laspeyres, E. A. Th. (ed.), Bernardi Papiensis Faventini Episcopi Summa Decretalium, Regengsburg I860(repr. Graz 1956).