Plural Office Holding
Middle Ages

Term for the holding of multiple offices in the church.

Church officials held "keys" to
several offices at once

Pluralism refers to the practice that permitted individuals to hold several distinct offices in the church at one time. This abuse was especially pronounced in the late middle ages. It was closely associated with the abuses of simony and absenteeism.



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