It is sometimes said that Vatican II committed itself to the Modernist view that revelation is an inner experience. For example, one commentator has claimed:
In 1995, Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais of the SSPX challenged the idea of a “living tradition.” He said: The neo-modernists… have a false evolutionary
In 1864 Pope Pius IX rejected the view that: the Church ought to be separated from the State. (Syllabus of Errors 55) In 1965 Vatican
In 1907 Pope Pius X condemned the Modernist claim that Revelation… was not completed [completa] with the Apostles. (Lamentabili Sane 21) The positive content of
In 1907 Pope Pius X condemned the Modernist view that Revelation … was not completed [completa] with the Apostles. (Lamentabili Sane 21) The last Apostle
Some years ago, an Ecumenical Council met at St. Peter’s Basilica, in the Vatican. It made decisions which some members of the Church could not
When theologians talk about a sensus plenior they are referring to a fuller sense of Scripture, which is a sense which goes beyond the literal
The Latin formula eodem sensu eademque sententia is a traditional theological way of describing sameness-of-meaning. The formula is often quoted as part of an insistence
Some people believe that Vatican II was a pastoral council, therefore it must have taught no doctrine. That view leads to comments, such as: Vatican
In recent years there have been criticisms of the concept of the living magisterium (magisterium vivum). People have said: [The]… “living Magisterium” is… usurping the
The Historical-Critical Method is an approach to Biblical interpretation which some view as an expression of the Modernist heresy. They say: There is no question
When observers compare and contrast the Christian religious denominations of Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Protestantism, similarities and differences become apparent. This is especially so in terms
The Vatican website contains English translations of the documents of Vatican II. However, there are a number of problems in those translations. The problems extend
When Christians talk of two sources of Revelation, they are typically referring to Scripture and Tradition. People sometimes say that Vatican II rejected the idea
Natural theology is the use of human reason to draw conclusions about God. It is typically contrasted with revelation which appeals to Scripture. Thomas Aquinas
St. Bridget of Sweden (1303–1373) was an extremely popular medieval saint. Her visions and miracles enthralled medieval readers. However, she was also a mother of
There is a perception that: The history of the modern Neo-Thomist movement… reached its end at the Second Vatican Council. (From Unity to Pluralism, p.
This is the final part of a three-part series on the twelve condemned propositions of 1924. For part one see here, and for part two
This is part two of a three-part series on the twelve condemned propositions of December 1924. For Part 1 see here. Proposition 5: Truth Is
On December 1, 1924 the Vatican condemned twelve propositions relating to the “Philosophy of Action.” Looking at the propositions 100 years later, a question arises:
Some people say that: the Modernist heresy triumphed over eternal Rome at Vatican II. (One Hundred Years of Modernism) Comments like that raise a question
One of the ancient beliefs of the Church is that the Bible is inerrant. That means, as St. Augustine (d. 430) put it, the Bible
