The errors the modern world calls “progress,” Pope Gregory XVI called what they were: poison. He said so in writing, in 1832. Almost nobody talks about it. In 1832, Pope Gregory XVI issued Mirari Vos — “On Liberalism and Religious Indifferentism” — the first social encyclical in Church history. Written in the violent aftermath of […]
In 1846, the Catholic Church elected the man the world called “the liberal pope.” Eighteen years later, that same man would issue the most uncompromising condemnation of the modern world ever written by a pope. How does that happen? In December of 1864 — on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception — Pope Pius IX
Session 1 The History of Catholic Social Teaching – Catholic social teaching, rooted in the Bible and Church tradition, addresses human relationships and societal harmony. It emphasizes the Ten Commandments and the call to love God and neighbor, guiding Christian behavior and promoting the common good. This teaching, developed through papal encyclicals and church fathers,
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By 1878, every university in Europe had declared the Catholic faith philosophically obsolete. Kant said you can’t reason your way to God.Hegel said truth evolves with history.Comte said theology was a primitive stage of human thought.Materialism said there was no soul at all. And inside the Catholic seminary, the great Scholastic tradition — the tradition
Catholic Parents Online The Gospel reading emphasizes the importance of remaining faithful to Jesus and His teachings, even amidst persecution and false teachings within the Church. Fr. Altier warns of a great apostasy, urging us to stay true to the unchanging truth of God’s Word.
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