This comprehensive history traces the origins and evolution of simony in the Christian church from its earliest days to the death of Charlemagne in 814. Simony is the practice of buying or selling ecclesiastical offices, and has been a source of controversy throughout the...
This comprehensive history traces the origins and evolution of simony in the Christian church from its earliest days to the death of Charlemagne in 814. Simony is the practice of buying or selling ecclesiastical offices, and has been a source of controversy throughout the...