October 30, 2020
Declaration on Religious Freedom of the Second Vatican Council; lesser starfishargues that the debate on religious freedom “is concerned with immunity from coercion in civil society,” and therefore “traditional Catholic doctrine regarding the moral obligations of man and society to the true religion and one Church of Christianity.” It begins by pointing out that “many areas remain untouched.” ” This episode is about discovering what that traditional doctrine was and what it really is.
Our main source of information will be Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical. immortal dayavailable in audiobook format at CatholicCulture.org. Thomas Pink guides you through a detailed reading of this document (supplementary material is available below).
Libertas and Longinqua). Here, and in the magisterium of other 19th-century popes, there is a Church and a State that has hardly been mentioned since the Council, and is sadly forgotten and even rejected by the vast majority of self-proclaimed conservative Catholics. There are many teachings about this.
The important point is that the state, like the church, receives authority from God. Therefore, the state has a duty of obedience to God, and that obedience is not arbitrarily limited to what can be known by reason, with the exception of revelation. Therefore, says Leo, the state has a duty to profess, protect, and foster religion, not just any religion, but the true faith.
“Indeed, the Church considers it unlawful to place the various forms of divine worship on the same footing with true religion, but it does so by the use of rulers with the purpose of securing or hindering some greater good. We do not condemn them.” There is some great evil, so be patient and accept the customs and usages as a kind of sanction against all kinds of religions that have a place in the state. ”
Other points discussed include: Leo’s analogy of the relationship between church and state to the harmony of soul and body; The evil consequences of a nation’s indifference to God and true religion. The authority of the church to compel the baptized to fulfill their religious duties and to the state to act as its agent (always bearing in mind that the state has no independent authority to regulate the supernatural good of religion). As commonly understood, Leo denounces freedom of speech and opinion.
It is clear that even an obedient and orthodox reading of Vatican II cannot negate previous teachings on church and state. But this works both ways. Since the teachings of the Church are unified, when discussing these older teachings, it is important to understand what is the nature of the teachings of Vatican II on religious freedom and how to compare all these teachings against each other. We also need to ask how we can understand this. The key is in a limited range dignity as a personFrom its inception, this law was solely intended to address religious coercion by the state, and the state’s obligations towards religion remain intact in both senses of the word.
Even though the church’s teachings on religious freedom are much further from America’s founding ideals than many unwary readers realize. dignity as a person It is believed that American Catholics can and must love their country. We therefore end with Pope Leo’s friendly and encouraging words to the American church.
content
[3:09] Historical and theological background immortal day
[7:52] true freedom and false freedom
[10:38] two powers: church and state. Their directive and compulsory functions
[18:40] The duty of the state to profess, protect, and foster the one true religion
[24:06] Reasons for tolerance of other religions. Coercion of the Baptized
[34:15] Church and State Analogy with Soul and Body in Leo
[43:36] The separate lordships of church and state interact. The state can act as a “secular sector”
[49:41] Not only the ruler as an individual, but also the religion of the state.
[55:23] The result of a nation ignoring God and religion
[1:03:00] dignity as a person: draft, scope, heritage, compatibility with tradition
[1:20:50] Pope’s condemnation of freedom of speech and opinion
[1:31:30] Church seeks to end coercion of baptized heretics
[1:36:33] The importance of accepting difficult teachings honestly
[1:41:49] The need for unity across the Magisterium regarding Church, State and religious freedom
link
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/pope-leo-xiii-immortale-dei-on-christian-constitution-states/
text of immortal day (Regarding the Constitution of a Christian Nation)
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=4916
Libertas (On the essence of human freedom) https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=4885
Longinqua (About American Catholicism)
http://catholic.net/op/articles/286/cat/1198/longuinqua.html
Thomas Pink’s Twitter https://twitter.com/thomaspink1
Thomas Pink “Conscience and Compulsion”
https://www.firstthings.com/article/2012/08/conscience-and-coercion
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