Tag: Visibility

Are we obliged to believe every person who calls himself a Catholic?

On By S.D. WrightIn Analysis, Dogmatic Theology, Ecclesiology, TheologyLeave a comment

"A visible unity in 'claims to be Catholic' is no more remarkable than a unity of 'claims to be Anglican.'" Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash Objection: "As long as someone claims to be a Catholic and professes submission to the Church’s magisterium, he cannot be considered to be more than an occult heretic – …

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Archbishop Lefebvre and the Conciliar Church – Visibility, the Four Marks and Membership

On By John LaneIn Analysis, Ecclesiology, Theology, Tradition1 Comment

"What does it mean for the Church to be visible?" Editor’s comment: Whatever some may think about Archbishop Lefebvre, his thoughts, words, and deeds, it is clear that he was an enormously significant figure in the twentieth century response to Vatican II. Hence, while he is not an authority, what he thought about the Conciliar …

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