Leviathan · Character
Pope Innocent III
Powerful medieval pope who asserted papal supremacy over secular rulers.
minor
Also known as Innocent
First appearance: part i of man
Pope Innocent III shows up with force in Of Power Ecclesiastical. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as the pope under whom the Fourth Council of Lateran decreed that subjects could be absolved of obedience to a king who failed to purge heretics.
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In Of Power Ecclesiastical: Cited as the pope under whom the Fourth Council of Lateran decreed that subjects could be absolved of obedience to a king who failed to purge heretics. Later, in Of Spiritual Darkness, from…
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- Other
Character groups
- Historical and theological exemplars
- Biblical and religious leaders
- Protagonist
- Early Christian and adversarial figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it reveals the sovereign's right to punish is not a gift from subj…
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See Pope Innocent III in part i of man