Configuré au Christ ? Le corps des prêtres dans le droit canonique médiéval by Corinne Leveleux

“…The paper shows that pragmatic imperatives have largely prevailed over spiritual considerations in the definition of prescriptions and prohibitions surrounding the body of ministers of religion. As a visible metaphor of the ecclesial community, it must conform to two major requirements: a non difforme appearance, to avoid scandal, and a sufficient physical capacity, to perform liturgical acts correctly.…”
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