The Public Debate on Clerical Marriage in the Late Eleventh Century
Leidulf Melve
The article offers an analysis of the public debate on priestly marriage, conducted in last decades eleventh century. This was first subject six hundred years, erupting context reform movement. Although theme marriage mentioned Carolingian period as well tenth and half century, it anonymous defence clerical Epistola de continentia clericorum , that gave rise to a wide-ranging debate. examines this terms argumentative approaches used by participants, aim being emphasise important undercurrent understanding contrary official – or Gratian view issue.
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History