""The Holy See and the Spiritual Franciscans"" by Emile Gebhart is a historical analysis of the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Spiritual Franciscans, a group of Franciscan friars who sought to live a more ascetic and poverty-stricken lifestyle in the 13th and 14th centuries. The book explores the tensions that arose between the Spiritual Franciscans and the Church hierarchy, particularly over the issue of poverty and the ownership...