Haec sancta synodus

The decree Haec sancta synodus ("This holy synod"), also called Haec sancta, was promulgated by the fifth session of the Council of Constance on April 6, 1415. It contains a section on the question of whether the Pope is above an ecumenical council or, conversely, such a council is above the Pope.[1] The question is related to papal primacy, papal supremacy and conciliarism.

The decree played an essential role in shaping conciliarism.[2]

  1. ^ Tanner, Norman P., ed. (1990). Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils. Vol. 1. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. pp. 409–10. ISBN 0878404902.
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