
- That the Roman church was founded by God alone.
- That the Roman pontiff alone can with right be called universal.
- That he alone can depose or reinstate bishops.
- That, in a council his legate, even if a lower grade, is above all bishops, and can pass sentence of deposition against them.
- That the pope may depose the absent.
- That, among other things, we ought not to remain in the same house with those excommunicated by him.
- That for him alone is it lawful, according to the needs of the time, to make new laws, to assemble together new congregations, to make an abbey of a canonry; and, on the other hand, to divide a rich bishopric and unite the poor ones.
- That he alone may use the imperial insignia.
- That of the pope alone all princes shall kiss the feet.
- That his name alone shall be spoken in the churches.
- That this title [Pope] is unique in the world.
- That it may be permitted to him to depose emperors.
- That he may be permitted to transfer bishops if need be.
- That he has power to ordain a clerk of any church he may wish.
- That he who is ordained by him may preside over another church, but may not hold a subordinate position; and that such a one may not receive a higher grade from any bishop.
- That no synod shall be called a general one without his order.
- That no chapter and no book shall be considered canonical without his authority.
- That a sentence passed by him may be retracted by no one; and that he himself, alone of all, may retract it.
- That he himself may be judged by no one.
- That no one shall dare to condemn one who appeals to the apostolic chair.
- That to the latter should be referred the more important cases of every church.
- That the Roman church has never erred; nor will it err to all eternity, the Scripture bearing witness.
- That the Roman pontiff, if he have been canonically ordained, is undoubtedly made a saint by the merits of St. Peter; St. Ennodius, bishop of Pavia, bearing witness, and many holy fathers agreeing with him. As is contained in the decrees of St. Symmachus the pope.
- That, by his command and consent, it may be lawful for subordinates to bring accusations.
- That he may depose and reinstate bishops without assembling a synod.
- That he who is not at peace with the Roman church shall not be considered catholic.
- That he may absolve subjects from their fealty to wicked men.
— Dictatus papæ, included in the register of Pope Gregory VII under the year 1075; translated in Ernest F. Henderson, Select Historical Documents of the Middle Ages, (London: George Bell and Sons, 1910), pp. 366-367.
- Quod Romana ecclesia a solo Domino sit fundata.
- Quod solus Romanus pontifex iure dicatur universalis.
- Quod ille solus possit deponere episcopos vel reconciliare.
- Quod legatus eius omnibus episcopis presit in concilio etiam inferioris gradus et adversus eos sententiam depositionis possit dare.
- Quod absentes papa possit deponere.
- Quod cum excommunicatis ab illo inter cetera nec in eadem domo debemus manere.
- Quod illi soli licet pro temporis necessitate novas leges condere, novas plebes congregare, de canonica abbatiam facere et e contra, divitem episcopatum dividere et inopes unire.
- Quod solus possit uti imperialibus insigniis.
- Quod solius papae pedes omnes principes deosculentur.
- Quod illius solius nomen in ecclesiis recitetur.
- Quod hoc unicum est nomen in mundo.
- Quod illi liceat imperatores deponere.
- Quod illi liceat de sede ad sedem necessitate cogente episcopos transmutare.
- Quod de omni ecclesia quocunque voluerit clericum valeat ordinare.
- Quod ab illo ordinatus alii ecclesiae preesse potest, sed non militare; et quod ab aliquo episcopo non debet superiorem gradum accipere.
- Quod nulla synodus absque precepto eius debet generalis vocari.
- Quod nullum capitulum nullusque liber canonicus habeatur absque illius auctoritate.
- Quod sententia illius a nullo debeat retractari et ipse omnium solus retractare possit.
- Quod a nemine ipse iudicari debeat.
- Quod nullus audeat condemnare apostolicam sedem apellantem.
- Quod maiores causae cuiuscunque ecclesiae ad eam referri debeant.
- Quod Romana ecclesia nunquam erravit nec imperpetuum scriptura testante errabit.
- Quod Romanus pontifex, si canonicae [sic] fuerit ordinatus, meritis beati Petri indubitanter efficitur sanctus testante sancto Ennodio Papiensi episcopo ei multis sanctis patribus faventibus, sicut in decretis beati Symachi pape continetur.
- Quod illius precepto et licentia subiectis liceat accusare.
- Quod absque synodali conventu possit episcopos deponere et reconciliare.
- Quod catholicus non habeatur, qui non concordat Romanae ecclesiae.
- Quod a fidelitate iniquorum subiectos potest absolvere.
— Dictatus papæ, included in the register of Pope Gregory VII under the year 1075.