It Befits the Roman Pontiff
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"It Befits the Roman Pontiff" is the English title of the 1521 papal bull *Decet Romanum Pontificem*, by which Pope Leo X formally excommunicated Martin Luther and condemned his teachings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Decet Romanum Pontificem | 2 |
| It Befits the Roman Pontiff canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14489740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: It Befits the Roman Pontiff Context triple: [Decet Romanum Pontificem, titleInEnglish, It Befits the Roman Pontiff]
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A.
Unam Sanctam
Unam Sanctam is a 1302 papal bull by Pope Boniface VIII that famously asserted the supremacy of spiritual and papal authority over temporal rulers.
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B.
Aeterni Patris
Aeterni Patris is an 1879 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that called for the revival and promotion of Thomistic philosophy as the foundation of Catholic intellectual life.
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C.
Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis
Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis was a 1945 apostolic constitution issued by Pope Pius XII that regulated the governance of the Catholic Church and the election of a new pope during a papal interregnum.
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D.
Providentissimus Deus
Providentissimus Deus is an 1893 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the study and interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Church.
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E.
Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope
Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope is a key Lutheran Reformation document by Philip Melanchthon that critiques papal authority and defends the evangelical understanding of church leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: It Befits the Roman Pontiff Target entity description: "It Befits the Roman Pontiff" is the English title of the 1521 papal bull *Decet Romanum Pontificem*, by which Pope Leo X formally excommunicated Martin Luther and condemned his teachings.
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A.
Unam Sanctam
Unam Sanctam is a 1302 papal bull by Pope Boniface VIII that famously asserted the supremacy of spiritual and papal authority over temporal rulers.
-
B.
Aeterni Patris
Aeterni Patris is an 1879 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that called for the revival and promotion of Thomistic philosophy as the foundation of Catholic intellectual life.
-
C.
Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis
Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis was a 1945 apostolic constitution issued by Pope Pius XII that regulated the governance of the Catholic Church and the election of a new pope during a papal interregnum.
-
D.
Providentissimus Deus
Providentissimus Deus is an 1893 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the study and interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Church.
-
E.
Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope
Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope is a key Lutheran Reformation document by Philip Melanchthon that critiques papal authority and defends the evangelical understanding of church leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Decet Romanum Pontificem
subject surface form:
Decet Romanum Pontificem
this entity surface form:
Decet Romanum Pontificem
this entity surface form:
Decet Romanum Pontificem