Note 25 — Chapter I · THE SPIRITUAL FRANCISCANS.

Wadding. ann. 1256, No. 2.—Affò (Lib. 11. c. iv.) argues that John of Parma’s resignation was wholly spontaneous, that there were no accusations against him, and that both the pope and the Franciscans were with difficulty persuaded to let him retire. He quotes Salimbene (Chronica p. 137) as to the reluctance of the chapter to accept his resignation, but does not allude to the assertion of the same authority that John was obnoxious to Alexander and to many of the ministers of the Order by reason of his too zealous belief in Joachim (Ib. p. 131).