In the final analysis, doesnt it really matter whether the simoniacal lists existed or not, when it is know there was corruption and abuses regarding the use of the true lists?
No, it does matter. This is precisely where the core of the issue lies. In the case of the real lists (as proven by historical documents), we have pontifical documents that regulate the administrative operation of the offices in the Roman curia, and specifically regulate the fees for services rendered by their employees. There is nothing corrupt or simoniacal about this practice, and the abuses that occurred were solely attributed to the human weakness that existed in the Church, as is the case with any other institution that works with human beings. On the contrary, in the case of the false price lists we would truly be faced with an abominable deed, that is a supreme pontiff that is assumed to represent Christ, head of the Church, infallible, and so on, and yet officially profiting with Gods graces. This is the way presented by all the authors of the simoniacal lists. In fact, nobody is interested in the real price lists, given their purely administrative nature. It is the corruption
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