tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post5298963122789871513..comments2024-02-19T22:24:48.553-06:00Comments on Ite ad Thomam Institute: Modernism vs. Neo-Modernism: What is the Difference?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-45011729777861777732012-07-12T15:43:22.610-05:002012-07-12T15:43:22.610-05:00@Rodrigo, I could not disagree more with His Holin...@Rodrigo, I could not disagree more with His Holiness' assessment of Von Balthasar. (Of course, I would be very willing to change my mind if His Holiness' assessment were binding or in any way more than just his personal opinion on the matter.)Don Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921692353515274589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-14190850158958058172012-07-12T13:49:14.895-05:002012-07-12T13:49:14.895-05:00Benedict XVI says: "The example that von Balt...Benedict XVI says: "The example that von Balthasar has given us is, rather, that of a true theologian who in contemplation had discovered a consistent course of action for giving Christian witness in the world. We remember him on this important occasion as a man of faith, a priest who, in obedience and in a hidden life, never sought personal approval, but rather in the true Ignatian spirit Rodrigo Guerranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-18583522369669000752011-08-08T16:01:13.293-05:002011-08-08T16:01:13.293-05:00Jonathan,
You are right on. There are different ...Jonathan,<br /><br />You are right on. There are different ways to belong to the Church, other than being an actual (baptized) member. Fr. Romanus' article of November 2009 lays out the details:<br /><br />http://iteadthomam.blogspot.com/2009/11/who-are-members-of-church-pt-1-of-3.htmlDon Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921692353515274589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-37662880933995292982011-08-08T15:24:23.654-05:002011-08-08T15:24:23.654-05:00Is it neo-modernist to suppose that words do not h...Is it neo-modernist to suppose that words do not have inherent meaning, and thus there is a periodic need for re-translation? This is dangerous, of course, as re-translation can be used to change the meaning.<br /><br />Despite the fact that I probably have a number of neo-modernist tendencies, I accept it as rather tautological that there is no salvation outside the Church. For there is no Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335079162783246556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-77216871637036179362011-03-20T02:09:40.106-05:002011-03-20T02:09:40.106-05:00First I wish to express my great appreciation for ...First I wish to express my great appreciation for this wonderful resource in theology that you are working upon. <br /><br />Then I wish to add a comment about this post- as someone studying Thomas Aquinas<br />and theology with Catholic doctrine for a long time, I have often run into these problems with people claiming to follow resourcement or Vatican II theological directives, and so can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-8209475114028462742010-09-10T15:31:25.045-05:002010-09-10T15:31:25.045-05:00Dear Anonymous (the first one),
To your question ...Dear Anonymous (the first one),<br /><br />To your question "<i>You have named 'resourcement' as an inherently dangerous neo-modernist strategy, would you elucidate more such strategies we might encounter equally capable of confounding our understanding and leading us away from the Church?</i>" I replied in a new post:<br /><br />http://iteadthomam.blogspot.com/2010/09/Don Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921692353515274589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-42522286545108698332010-09-09T18:11:41.888-05:002010-09-09T18:11:41.888-05:00What are these "entire monographs [that] have...What are these "entire monographs [that] have been written in order to prove that, despite appearances, [<i>Dignitatis humanæ</i>] does not contradict previous teaching"? I have always been curious about that; it and <i>Nostra Ætate</i> are the two Vatican II documents I struggle with most. Grazie!<br /><br />Also, regarding "neo-modernism"'s "dynamic orthodoxy" Geremiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11812810552682098086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-58670706791137239672010-09-09T17:42:13.070-05:002010-09-09T17:42:13.070-05:00Oops. Thanks, I corrected that.Oops. Thanks, I corrected that.Don Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921692353515274589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-79186986258265091192010-09-09T17:08:07.932-05:002010-09-09T17:08:07.932-05:00You may share links to the post and/or print it ou...You may share links to the post and/or print it out, but please do not republish it somewhere else; please direct readers to <i>Ite ad Thomam</i> instead.Don Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921692353515274589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-88671261060089835592010-09-09T17:01:22.485-05:002010-09-09T17:01:22.485-05:00Believe you have a misprint in a line in the third...Believe you have a misprint in a line in the third from last paragraph. It reads,<br />"Hence, Vatican II and the Catechism are outright neo-modernistic." I believe you meant, ".....are "not" outright neo-modernistic"... or have I misunderstood?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-25174171228823542812010-09-09T16:44:34.167-05:002010-09-09T16:44:34.167-05:00I trust I may disseminate this article amongst a C...I trust I may disseminate this article amongst a Catholic men's group. It is the best quick survey I believe that I've come across of what I've been trying to convey to the group for years. Trouble is, they are loathe to hear it, wanting desperately to believe there is nothing wrong with the Council's documents,nothing wrong with the Catechism, and nothing wrong with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24504461.post-47329959451263723042010-09-09T12:26:23.135-05:002010-09-09T12:26:23.135-05:00You have named 'resourcement' as an inhere...You have named 'resourcement' as an inherently dangerous neo-modernist strategy, would you elucidate more such strategies we might encounter equally capable of confounding our understanding and leading us away from the Church?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com