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Husband and Father. Principal of a Classical School. Traditional Catholic.
Jul 24 64 tweets 22 min read
On September 8th, 1907 Pope St. Pius X condemned the theological methods and doctrines of the Modernism. He labeled it “the Synthesis of all Heresies.” But what is it? And what philosophers and theologians were influenced by it? THREAD Image A quick note: this will be a long thread. But at the end I will provide a link to more easily read the thread, so simply scroll to the bottom for an easier format.
Jul 9 20 tweets 9 min read
On October 27th, 1986 Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II) hosted the infamous World Day of Prayer for Peace. Almost everyone agrees this was a scandal, but few are able to explain why he and subsequent claimants to the papacy decided to do this. THREAD. Image For those who need a refresher on what the Assisi Prayer Meetings were, click below. At one point a Buddha idol was placed on a tabernacle, and all of the "gods" of the Hindu religion were invoked by name in a Catholic Church.
Jan 6 56 tweets 11 min read
Theologians, apologists, and clerics have claimed that Vatican II’s teaching on religious liberty can be reconciled as consistent with pre-Conciliar theology and praxis. Other Catholics have pointed at surface level quotes and concluded it's a deviation. So, who is right?
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To begin, what does Vatican II’s document Dignitatis Humanae (from hence forth, DH) actually teach? It teaches that the obligation and ability for individuals and societies to become Catholic remains unaltered, and then states