Showing papers on "Jansenism published in 2000"
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01 Jan 2000
TL;DR: Jansenism and the Historians as discussed by the authors The Seeds of Jansenism The Birth and the History of the Jansenist Movement, 1638-1668 Jansenisms in Transition Unigenitus, 1713-1732 Refusal of Sacraments, 1732-60 Wider Jansenists, 1760-60
Abstract: Introduction: Jansenism and the Historians The Seeds of Jansenism The Birth of Jansenism Right and Fact, 1638-1668 Jansenism in Transition Unigenitus, 1713-1732 Refusal of Sacraments, 1732-60 Wider Jansenism The Dissolution of Jansenism Appendix Glossary Bibliography Index
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01 Jan 2000
TL;DR: A group of Italian bishops whose attitude towards the French, and in particular towards the figure of Napoleon, struck their contemporaries, as well as later historiography, as being too servile and opportunist as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The aim of this article is to take look at a group of Italian bishops whose attitude towards the French, and in particular towards the figure of Napoleon, struck their contemporaries, as well as later historiography, as being too servile and opportunist. The group was never so homogeneous as to form a «party» and in fact its history is a lot more complex. Having confirmed the lack of any marked antipapal tendency amongst them (if we except the Jansenist Pannilini and the pro-gallican Becchetti), the article established that what we set them apart was not so much their aim as the means they were prepared to consider to obtain it. The pro-imperial bishops set about reconstructing the alliance between Throne and Altar, even through the sacrifice of traditional but no longer justifiable privileges. An important factor which helps to explain their attitude was the providential role which they attributed to Napoleon, who they saw as being one blessed by God, the destroyer of the «diabolic revolution» and the restorer of the Altars of the Church of France.
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01 Jan 2000
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reconstruct the history of one of the key concepts of the Ad tuendam: that all those intending to occupy certain positions within the church (concerning its government, its teaching, or its pastoral services) should make a public profession of faith with all the solemnity of an oath.
Abstract: This essay reconstructs the history of one of the key concepts of the Ad tuendam: that all those intending to occupy certain positions within the church (concerning its government, its teaching, or its pastoral services) should make a public profession of faith with all the solemnity of an oath. After noting its rather inconsistent use in medieval times, the essay focuses on Pius IV who made this a general practice, taking his cue from the decisions of the Council of Trent intended to unify the Catholic world against the threat of protestantism. The author then looks at the development of the Professio fidei from a formula of submission against Jansenists to an oath against modernism, where not only does the number of truths that someone's faith must adhere to increase, but an intimate interior adhesion to the faith is required by the Magisterium. The analysis then closes with a look at the way in which the institution was reformed following the second Vatican Council, first proposed by Paul VI and then taken up by John Paul II. Against this background the author notes a shift in the contents of the Professiofidei but suggests that during the long period of history he has examined its purpose has remained essentially unchanged: that of exposing those who might otherwise introduce dangerous elements of modernity into the church.
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