As a canon lawyer, he was sent to Orvieto in 1527 to secure a decretal commission from Pope Clement VII to allow the king's divorce case to be tried in England.
22.
"Spondent Pariter " is sometimes referred to as a papal bull, though canonically it is not a bull but a less important document termed a decretal, specifically an Extravagantes.
23.
Versions of the work appear in multiple surviving manuscripts, some of which are titled as a Decretal of Pope Gelasius, others as a work of a Roman Council under the earlier Pope Damasus.
24.
However, Innocent probably was not well acquainted with Huguccio's ideas on the Eucharist when he issued the decretal " Cum Marthae " ( X 3.41.16 ).
25.
He was instructed to procure a decretal commission from the pope, which was intended to construct principles of law by which Wolsey might render a decision on the validity of the king's marriage without appeal.
26.
Indeed, the decretal itself contends that " it is pointless indeed to make laws unless someone be designated to enforce them " ( in the case of " Periculoso ", the prelates were so designated ).
27.
The Directa Decretal of Pope Siricius ( 10 February 385 ) states : " We have indeed discovered that many priests and deacons of Christ brought children into the world, either through union with their wives or through shameful intercourse.
28.
One of the main rationales for enclosure in the directive was the alleged licentiousness of many nuns; Such results are consistent with contemporary criticism of the decretal, for example by Humbert de Romans, the Master General of the Dominican Order.
29.
It is generally stated that the most ancient decretal is the letter of Pope Saint Siricius ( 384 398 ) to Pope Damasus ( 366 384 ), addressed to the bishops of Gaul ( Babut . " La plus ancienne d�cr�tale ".
30.
Ledrede's use of the decretal, designed to protect the faith " Ut inquisitions " ( 1298 ), demanded that secular powers should concede to church wishes, and this point of law became a thorny issue throughout the trial.
