Faciens misericordiam

Faciens misericordiam (Granting forgiveness) was a papal bull issued by Pope Clement V on August 12, 1308, as part of the trial against the Knights Templar.

It called for a new Ecumenical council to be held in 1310, and set out some structure for the collection of depositions from the arrested Templars.

The document created papal commissions which were charged with investigating the actions of the Templars.

It also called for an ecumenical council to convene in 1310 to discuss urgent problems facing Christianity, such as the organization of a new Crusade.

[1] The Papal Commission in Paris consisted of: A few days after Faciens misericordiam, the Pope issued the bull Regnans in coelis, which indicated more details about the upcoming ecumenical council.