From early Christian times, hunting has been forbidden to Roman Catholic Church clerics. Thus the Corpus Juris Canonici (C. ii, X, De cleric. venat.) says, "We forbid to all servants of God hunting and expeditions through the woods with hounds; and we also forbid them to keep hawks or falcons." The Fourth Council of the Lateran, held under Pope Innocent III, decreed (canon xv): "We interdict hunting or hawking to all clerics." The decree of the Council of Trent is worded more mildly: "Let clerics abstain from illicit hunting and hawking" (Sess. XXIV, De reform., c. xii), which seems to imply that not all hunting is illicit, and canonists generally make a distinction declaring noisy (clamorosa) hunting unlawful, but not quiet (quieta) hunting. COUNT 10
QSN1 Who has hunting been forbidden to since early Christian times? ANS1 Roman Catholic Church clerics QSN2 Who forbid to all servants of God hunting? ANS2 Corpus Juris Canonici QSN3 What pope was the Fourth Council of the Lateran held under? ANS3 Pope Innocent III QSN4 What does the decree of the Council of Trent imply? ANS4 not all hunting is illicit QSN5 What type of hunting is unlawful? ANS5 clamorosa QSN6 Who was forbidden to hunt in early Christian time? ANS6 Roman Catholic Church clerics QSN7 What forbid hunting in the woods with hounds and keeping hawks or falcons? ANS7 Corpus Juris Canonici QSN8 Who held the Fourth Council of the Lateran? ANS8 Pope Innocent III QSN9 How is the the decree of the Council of Trent is worded? ANS9 mildly QSN10 Who stated quiet hunting is allowed? ANS10 Council of Trent