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III. Pastor Aeternus, Liberalism, and the Limits of Papal Authority

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2020

Christian D. Washburn
Christian D. Washburn*
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The St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity—The University of St. Thomas
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Two dogmatic constitutions from the First Vatican Council, Dei Filius and Pastor Aeternus, are worth revisiting today. These documents were in part a response to the challenge of liberalism. Although such a retrieval of the wisdom of Dei Filius and Pastor Aeternus is necessary as a means of protecting Christ's revelation, this is not sufficient. The doctrine of Pastor Aeternus should also be developed to make more clear the limits of papal authority.

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Theological Roundtable
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Horizons , Volume 47 , Issue 1 , June 2020 , pp. 119 - 127
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Copyright © College Theology Society, 2020

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