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What kind of assent is owed to the different papal statements? Fr Anton Straub SJ
“The solemn and the daily magisterium of the Church can be exercised in four distinct ways.”
Could an ‘heretic pope’ impose errors upon the Church? Gregory of Valencia SJ
“Much depends on the nature of the question of faith which the pope decides.”
“Behold the Man” – Fr Albert Maria Weiss OP on the astonishing person of Christ
“Only a genuine person can still inflame people after millennia.”
Why the Church’s authority is indispensable for every act of divine faith – Fr Marín-Sola and St Thomas answer
“Anyone who rejects this means totally lacks faith.”
Can non-Catholics have the theological virtue of faith? Fr Marín-Sola asks the question
‘Is her authority an indispensable element for every act of our divine faith?’
Does everything coming from Rome enjoy an “infallible safety”? – Franzelin’s text
“We may call this the authority of doctrinal providence.” Photo by Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash Editors’ Notes In the aftermath of and period since Vatican II, it has been common to try and explain the situation with reference to these ideas. When faced scandalous sermons or interviews given by popes and included in the Acta …
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All about St Thomas Aquinas’ “The Angelic Warfare Confraternity” – Robinson OP, 1941
“Organized warfare is more advantageous for the soldier than were he forced to fight this duel, alone.” Image: Wiki Commons Editors’ Notes As previously noted, it is not so easy to find pre-conciliar material on “The Angelic Warfare Confraternity” of the Cord of St Thomas Aquinas. We are glad to have the permission of Dominicana …
The doctrinal authority of the episcopal magisterium – what is it? JMA Vacant answers
“The body of the episcopate can never perish or err, but each bishop can fall into error and even separate from his brothers through schism or heresy.” Image: Bishops at Vatican II, Wiki Commons As we already noted, the author J.M.A. Vacant was the initial director of the Dictionnaire de Théologie Catholique and was a seminary professor. …
Can the ordinary magisterium create new dogmas or obligations of belief? Fr Vacant explains
“Is a solemn definition by a Pope or a Council necessary to make a doctrine heretical?” Image: The Immaculate Conception, Wiki Commons As we already noted, the author J.M.A. Vacant was the initial director of the Dictionnaire de Théologie Catholique and was a seminary professor. This short work was awarded the prize for the theological competition in La …