“Boniface VII, said, ‘we declare, state define and pronounce that for every human creature to be subject to the roman pope is altogether necessary for salvation.’” This decree also implied that salvation was only possible in the Roman Church. Anyone that did not accept the pope as “[God’s earthly representative]” would be damned. Those who did not were possibly charged for heresy. Some were even excommunicated, meaning they were not only cut off from the church, but also from
“Boniface VII, said, ‘we declare, state define and pronounce that for every human creature to be subject to the roman pope is altogether necessary for salvation.’” This decree also implied that salvation was only possible in the Roman Church. Anyone that did not accept the pope as “[God’s earthly representative]” would be damned. Those who did not were possibly charged for heresy. Some were even excommunicated, meaning they were not only cut off from the church, but also from