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Szabolcs Anzelm Szuromi: A Turning Point in the History of the General Councils of the West in the 13th Century (A Critical Summary on the Importance of the Constitutions of the Fourth Lateran Council [1215] According to its Theological, Canonical and Historical Aspect)

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Damasus Hungarus.88 89 90 91 92 93 However, among the numerous writings which comment upon the Liber Extra, it was the Bernardus Parmensis' commentary (1241-1263) which became the Glossa Ordinaria (i.e., the Standard or official interpretation).94

7. In order to manifest the tremendous importance of the twelfth general council, perhaps it would be best to compare it to the Gregorian or Tridentine periods of the Church's history. The effects of the Gregorian reform had impacted the daily life of the Church through local councils convoked in the presence of papal legates.95 But the effects of the new canonical collections were also very significant. Within the 12th and 13th centuries, therefore, a foundation was laid which strengthened the independence of the Church and which formed a basis for renewing ecclesiastical discipline.96 This renewal of Church discipline took place through the efforts of Pope

88 KUTTNER, S., “Raymund of Penafort as Editor: The »Decretales« and »Constitutiones« of Gregory IX” in Bulletin of Medieval Canon Law 12 (1982) 65-86.

89 The canons of the Fourth Lateran Council in the Decretales Gregorii IX: X 1.

1. 1; X. 1. 1. 2; X 1. 3. 28; X 1. 6.41; X 1. 6. 42; X 1. 6. 43; X 1. 6. 44; X 1. 9. 12; X 1. 13. 15; X 1. 17. 16; X 1. 31. 13; X 1. 31. 14; X 1. 35. 7; X 1.43. 8; X

2. 13. 18; X 2. 19. 11; X 2. 20. 47; X 2. 24. 30; X 2. 26. 20; X 2. 28. 59; X 2. 28. 60; X 2. 28. 61; X 3. 1. 13; X 3. 1. 14; X 3. 1. 15; X 3. 5. 28; X 3. 5. 29; X

3. 5. 30; X 3. 5. 31; X 3. 13. 12; X 3. 30. 32; X 3. 30. 34; X 3. 35. 7; X 3. 36. 9; X 3. 39. 23; X 3. 41. 9; X 3. 42. 6; X 3. 44. 1; X 3. 44. 2; X 3. 49. 7; X 3. 49. 8; X 3. 50. 9; X 4. 3. 3; X 4. 4. 8; X 5. 1.24; X 5. 1. 25; X 5. 3. 39; X 5. 3. 40; X 5. 3. 41; X 5. 5. 4; X 5. 6. 15; X 5. 6. 16; X 5. 7. 13; X 5. 19. 18; X 5. 31. 12; X 5. 33. 23; X 5. 33. 24; X 5. 33. 25; X 5. 38. 12; X 5. 38. 13; X 5. 38. 14; X 5. 39. 48.

90 ERDŐ, P., Storia della scienza, 68.

91 GILLMANN, F., “Der Kommentar des Vincentius Flispanus zur den Kanones des vierten Laterankonzils” in Archiv für katholisches Kirchenrecht 109 (1929) 242-251. cf. OCHOA SANZ, L, Vincentius Hispanus Canonista bolones dei siglo XIII, Roma-Madrid 1960. 140-147.

92 Lexikon des Mittelalters, 5. 608.

93 Lexikon des Mittelalters 3. 470-471.

94 ERDŐ, P., Storia della scienza, 90. cf. KUTTNER, S., “Notes on the Glossa ordinaria of Bernard of Parma” in Bulletin of Medieval Canon Law 11 (1981) 86-93.

95 ERDŐ, P., “Az egyházmegyei zsinat” 20. SZUROMI, Sz.A., “Les trois premiers Synodes d’Esztergom” 63-64.

96 KEMPF, F., “Die Eingliederung der überdiözesanen Hierarchie in das Papalsystem des kanon. Rechts von der Gregorianische Reform bis zu Innocenz III” in Archivum historiae Pontificiae 18 (1980) 57-96.