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Unam Sanctam: One Authority Over All? What It Means for Us Today
In 1302, Pope Boniface VIII issued one of the boldest declarations in Church history: the papal bull Unam Sanctam. At first glance, it reads like a heavy medieval text, but at its core, it speaks to something we still wrestle with today: who really has authority over the lives of the nations, the land and resources? What the Bull Said Boniface VIII declared: In short, Unam Sanctam made the Pope the ultimate authority on Earth — above kings, governments, and citizens alike. What It Meant in Daily Life (1300s) and ultimately beyond Europe. For native people in medieval Europe, as it is today, this was not abstract theology. It touched…
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Muntu, how do history and law go together?
Ma’at – Umthethokazi – examining the cosmic balance as it relates to the laws and the history of our current reality. Through the teachings of our great ancestors, we are remembering. As taught to me by the Grand Sheikh Taj Tarik Bey, as he was taught by his teacher, Prophet Noble Drew Ali, who founded the Moorish Science Temple of America, on why claiming back our authority over the land through common law and raising the matriarchy to take back her seat as the land herself is crucial for abantu all over the world. Let’s get into it. I will share what I can; it is up to the Bantu…
