Papal and Royal Authority (Two Luminaries)
Pope Innocent III's symbolic reading of the two great luminaries as the Pontifical authority (sun/spiritual) and royal power (moon/carnal). In the firmament of the universal Church, God made two great luminaries -- two dignities: the Pontifical authority presides over spiritual things as a greater day, the royal power over carnal things as a lesser night.
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Verse 14: Let There Be Lights in the Firmament
— Innocent III: in the firmament of the universal Church, God made two great luminaries — the Pontifical authority and the royal power; the former presides over spiritual things, the latter over carnal.
""In the firmament of heaven," he says, "that is, of the universal Church, God made two great luminaries, that is, He established two dignities, which are the Pontifical authority and the royal power. "