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As some may (not) know, I have a couple of articles in my blog concerning the anti-Catholic canard about “our Lord God the Pope”. One quote particularly goes like:

Pope Nicholas I declared that “the appellation of God had been confirmed by Constantine on the Pope, who being God, cannot be judged by man.” (Labb IX Dist.: 96 Can 7 Satis Evidentur Decret Gratian Primer Para)

At first I thought this to be a fabricated quote, but after some google searches I think I found out where this actually originates from: the Decretum Gratiani (for those curious about Gratian, see here), (Part One), Distinctio XCVI, Canon 7pars prima.

Satis euidenter ostenditur, a seculari potestate nec solui prorsus, nec ligari Pontificem, quem constat a pio principe Constantino (quem longe superius memorauimus) Deum appellatum, cum nec posse Deum ab hominibus iudicari manifestum sit. Sed et Theodosius minor sanctae sinodo scribens dixit Ephesinae primae. “Deputatus est igitur Candidianus, magnificentissimus comes strenuorum domesticorum, transire usque ad sanctissimam sinodum uestram, et in nullo quidem, quem faciendae sunt de piis dogmatibus questiones seu potius expositiones, communicare. Illicitum namque est eum, qui non sit in ordine sanctissimorum episcoporum, ecclesiasticis intermisceri tractatibus.” (Et post pauca: ) §. 1.
His itaque manifestis repertis aparet conministrum Ignatium per (name removed by moderator)erialem tantummodo sententiam nullo modo potuisse prorsus expelli. In cuius dampnatione quia presulum quoque assensus est subsecutus, aparet fuisse patratum id causa adulationis, non legitimae sanctionis.

Can anyone proficient in Latin provide an English translation? I would appreciate all output, and thanks in advance. 🙂
 
Google Translate has now added Latin as one of its supported languages (though it still needs a bit of work)… here’s what they come up with:

Is shown clearly enough, from a secular and not only the power of short, but for nor be bound bishop, with whom it is established from the pious ruler, Constantine (whom far above, we recorded) God "with a God were not able to be judged by men it was evident that. But Theodosius, and less than the writing of the holy synod of Ephesus he said of the first. "is, therefore, Candidianus Deputy, Earl of GREAT activate them of his household, in passing the synods of the Most Holy as far as yours, and in no way, whom are to be made from devout, or rather the dogmas of the expositions of questions, to communicate to. For it is unlawful him, that is not in the order of the most holy men of the bishops, ecclesiastical intermisceri treatises. "

Manifest when these things were found by the Ignatius aparet conministrum IMPERIAL only opinion, no one can possibly be completely rid of it. In his condemnation of bishops, also because it is the assent of misfortune follows, he aparet deeds had been committed to have been the cause of that of flattery, is not to lawful decrees.
 
Six years of Latin, but I only had ten minutes, so here’s the first sentence:
It has been shown clearly enough, that not by the power of laymen (seculars) is it possible to utterly loose nor bind the Pontiff, whom (it is agreed) was addressed/named as God by the pious leader Constantine (whom we long remember as a comparatively excellent leader/man), when it is manifest that God is not able to be judged by men.
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The next sentence appears to deal with the Robber Council of Ephesus, presided over by Theodosius, but I can’t quite figure out how the words go together without going through word by word for a few more minutes.

More later if I can find the time!

EDIT: My mistake. He’s referring to the First Council of Epehsus, also convoked by Theodosius II (aka Theodosius the Younger aka “Theodosius minor”).
 
Have you emailed Fr Z? WDTPRS.blog.com If he does do it for you, he would probably provide not just translation but also insight, Latin is tough using google…
 
Wow! Thanks for the replies.
BTW, this is Canon 7 in context with Canons 5-6 and 8-10.

**C. V. De presulibus diuinarum rerum, qui humanis rebus presunt iudicare non possunt.
Idem. [in eadem epistola]

Denique hi, quibus tantum humanis rebus, et non diuinis preesse permissum est, quomodo de his, per quos diuina ministrantur, iudicare presumant, penitus ignoramus.

C. VI. Nec (name removed by moderator)erator iura Pontificis, nec Pontifex iura regia usurpet.**
Idem. [paulo inferius]

Cum ad uerum uentum est, ultra sibi nec (name removed by moderator)erator iura Pontificatus arripuit, nec Pontifex nomen (name removed by moderator)eratorium usurpauit, quoniam idem mediator Dei et hominum, homo Christus Iesus, actibus propriis et dignitatibus distinctis offitia potestatis utriusque discreuit, propria uolens medicinali humilitate sursum efferri, non humana superbia rursum in inferno demergi, ut et Christiani (name removed by moderator)eratores pro eterna uita Pontificibus indigerent, et Pontifices pro cursu temporalium tantummodo rerum (name removed by moderator)erialibus legibus uterentur, quatinus spiritualis actio a carnalibus distaret incursibus, et Deo militans minime se negociis secularibus (name removed by moderator)licaret, ac uicissim non ille rebus diuinis presidere uideretur, qui esset negociis secularibus (name removed by moderator)licatus.

C. VII. A seculari potestate Pontifex prorsus nec solui nec ligari ualet.
Idem. [in eadem, paucis interiectis]

Satis euidenter ostenditur, a seculari potestate nec solui prorsus, nec ligari Pontificem, quem constat a pio principe Constantino (quem longe superius memorauimus) Deum appellatum, cum nec posse Deum ab hominibus iudicari manifestum sit. Sed et Theodosius minor sanctae sinodo scribens dixit Ephesinae primae. “Deputatus est igitur Candidianus, magnificentissimus comes strenuorum domesticorum, transire usque ad sanctissimam sinodum uestram, et in nullo quidem, quem faciendae sunt de piis dogmatibus questiones seu potius expositiones, communicare. Illicitum namque est eum, qui non sit in ordine sanctissimorum episcoporum, ecclesiasticis intermisceri tractatibus.” (Et post pauca: ) §. 1. His itaque manifestis repertis aparet conministrum Ignatium per (name removed by moderator)erialem tantummodo sententiam nullo modo potuisse prorsus expelli. In cuius dampnatione quia presulum quoque assensus est subsecutus, aparet fuisse patratum id causa adulationis, non legitimae sanctionis.

C. VIII. Facta Pontificum (name removed by moderator)erator iudicare non debet.
Idem Lodouico (name removed by moderator)eratori.

In scripturis narratur Constantinus (name removed by moderator)erator dixisse “Vere si propriis oculis uidissem sacerdotem Dei, aut aliquem eorum, qui monachico habitu circumamicti sunt peccantem, clamidem meam explicarem et cooperirem eum, ne ab aliquo uideretur.” In quibus igitur, desiderantissime fili, necessario commonemini, ut quemadmodum fide et religione ac honoris parilitate ei adequari uidemini, ita quoque humilitate atque deuotione equiparari nichilominus anheletis, ita ut in nullo inferior eo, sed potior inueniamini post exempla, qui talem se exhibuit ante talia prorsus exempla. Sed hec quidem diximus, cautos uos reddere cupientes, ut si de Domini sacerdotibus, qui iure patres dicuntur, aliquid contigerit uos audire, quod confusionem piis mentibus ingerat, non infronitum, sed pudoratos filios Noe imitantes, patriam de reliquo uerecundiam contegatis, ut affluenti, quemadmodum et illi, benedictione repleri moderante Domino mereamini.

C. IX. Regum et principum patres et magistri sacerdotes censentur.
Item ex epistola Gregorii [VII.] ad Hermannum Metensem Episcopum, [lib. VIII. epist. 21.]

Quis dubitet sacerdotes Christi regum et principum omniumque fidelium patres et magistros censeri? Nonne miserabilis insaniae esse cognoscitur, si filius patrem, discipulus magistrum sibi conetur subiugare, et iniquis obligationibus illum suae potestati subicere, a quo credit non solum in terra, sed etiam in celis se ligari posse et solui?

C. X. Auctoritas sacra Pontificum et regalis potestas huius mundi gubernacula regit.
Item Gelasius Papa Anastasio (name removed by moderator)eratori.

Duo sunt quippe, (name removed by moderator)erator auguste, quibus principaliter hic mundus regitur: auctoritas sacra Pontificum, et regalis potestas. In quibus tanto grauius est pondus sacerdotum, quanto etiam pro ipso regibus hominum in diuino sunt reddituri examine rationem. Et post pauca: §. 1. Nosti itaque inter hec ex illorum te pendere iudicio, non illos ad tuam posse redigi uoluntatem. §. 2. Talibus igitur institutis, talibusque fulti auctoritatibus plerique Pontificum, alii reges, alii (name removed by moderator)eratores excommunicauerunt. Nam si speciale aliquod de personis principum requiratur exemplum, B. Innocentius Papa Archadium (name removed by moderator)eratorem (quia consensit, ut S. Iohannes Crisostomus a sua sede pelleretur), excommunicauit. B. etiam Ambrosius, licet sanctus, non tamen uniuersalis ecclesiae episcopus, pro culpa, que aliis sacerdotibus non adeo grauis uidebatur, Theodosium Magnum (name removed by moderator)eratorem excommunicans ab ecclesia exclusit; qui etiam in suis scriptis ostendit, quod aurum non tam pretiosius sit plumbo, quam regia potestate sit altior ordo sacerdotalis, hoc modo circa principium sui pastoralis scribens: “Honor, fratres, et sublimitas episcopalis nullis poterit conparationibus adequari. Si regum fulgori conpares et principum diademati, longe erit inferius quam si plumbi metallum ad auri fulgorem conpares, quippe cum uideas regum colla et principum submitti genibus sacerdotum, et osculata eorum dextera, orationibus eorum credant se communicari.”
 
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