,,Cura animarum" of the Preachers Order in the Background of the Medieval Monkhoods Soul Salvation Development by Slawomir Zonenberg

“…In the "Dudum" constitution from 1312, he established, with fundamental recognition of free pastoral activity for mendicant orders, regulations to the advantage of parish "cura animarum" (e.g. mendicant orders were obliged to pay the parish priest a charge which was a sort of compensation). Although the decisions of the Council did not prevent the further conflicts completely, they were a crucial point in the development of pastoral relations and at the same time a turning point in their organization until the Tridentine Council (1545-1563). …”
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