Simony - Wikipedia Simony ( ˈsɪməni ) is the act of selling church offices and roles or sacred things It is named after Simon Magus, [1] who is described in the Acts of the Apostles as having offered two disciples of Jesus payment in exchange for their empowering him to impart the power of the Holy Spirit to anyone on whom he would place his hands [2]
Simony | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia Simony (from Simon Magus; Acts, 8:18-24) is usually defined “a deliberate intention of buying or selling for a temporal price such things as are spiritual or annexed unto spirituals” While this definition only speaks of purchase and sale, any exchange of spiritual for temporal things is simoniacal
Understanding Simony: What Was It, How It Affected History Simony refers to the buying or selling of church positions, blessings, or sacraments This practice was prevalent during the Middle Ages, particularly within the Catholic Church hierarchy, and had significant repercussions on the institution and its followers
Topical Bible: The Danger of Simony Simony is the act of buying or selling ecclesiastical privileges, for example, pardons or benefices The term derives from Simon Magus, a figure in the New Testament who attempted to buy the power of the Holy Spirit from the apostles
SIMONY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Simony is the ecclesiastical crime of paying for holy offices He visited the city in 401 and deposed six bishops convicted of simony Indulgences began to be sold, and this led to protests that such sales were sins of simony
Dictionary : SIMONY | Catholic Culture Simony includes both agreements that are illicit by divine law and those which the law of the Church forbids as greater protection and reverence for spiritual goods Thus to promise prayers only
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Simony - NEW ADVENT Simony is usually defined "a deliberate intention of buying or selling for a temporal price such things as are spiritual or annexed unto spirituals" While this definition only speaks of purchase and sale, any exchange of spiritual for temporal things is simoniacal