| Description | Name | Latin meaning |
| Papal endorsement of the Knights Templar in 1139. | |
| Bull initiating the Second Crusade in 1145. | |
| Attempted conversion of the Mongols to Christianity in 1245. | |
| Theocratic declaration of the supremacy of the Church over earthly governments in 1302. | |
| Papal authorization of the enslavement of Muslims and pagans in 1452. | |
| Confirmation of Portugal's dominion over colonized lands, reaffirmation of slavery, in 1455. | |
| Bull carving up the New World between Spain and Portugal in 1493. | |
| Excommunication of Martin Luther in 1521. | |
| Bull forbidding the enslavement of Native Americans in 1537. | |
| Declaration of Elizabeth I of England as a heretic in 1570. | |