Penitential discipline and Public Wars in the Middle Ages: A Mediaeval Contribution to the development of humanitarian law
G. I. A. D. Draper
An exposé of the nature penitentials would take us far into long history penance in Eastern and Western Churches Christendom and, particular, to supersession public by private penance. In spite efforts many scholars steps this process are still from clear. All that can be said here is system depicted appears North West corner at a time when was virtually obsolete throughout rest Christendom.
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