DU MOULIN, Charles (Molinaeus). - French jurist, born in Paris in 1500, died there in 1566. A lawyer in Orléans, he was persecuted by Calvinists and “ultramontanes,” then moved to Strasbourg and later to Dôle and Besançon. He first followed Calvin, later adhered to the Lutherans, defended Gallican claims against Rome, and finally became an unbeliever; he converted shortly before his death.
He edited one of the editions of Gratian’s Decree, to which he added the so-called “apostillae” (Lyons 1554), which, because they were often irreverent toward the Holy See, were condemned by Clement VIII. He also wrote: Coueil sur le fait du Concile de Trente (ibid. 1564); In regulas Cancellariae Romanae hactenus in regno Franciae usu receptas Commentarius analyticus (ibid. 1560). He challenged the truth of St Peter’s coming to Rome, opposed the Council of Trent, and sought to nullify ecclesiastical jurisdictions. All his works were placed on the Index (decrees of 21 Aug. 1602 and 9 July 1658).