Love for the Papacy and Filial Resistance to the Pope in the History of the Church

by Roberto De Mattei, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke (Foreword by)

Overview

In this book, Roberto de Mattei steers us through centuries of Church history concerning some of the disastrous decisions of popes and councils. The author's rich historical narratives, deftly intertwined with dogmatic, moral, and canonical principles, make this work a potent resource for grappling with the current crises of the Church.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621384557
Publisher:	Angelico Press
Publication date:	05/11/2019
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

ROBERTO DE MATTEI is President of the Lepanto Foundation and the founder and director of the Lepanto Cultural Center in Rome. He is the editor of the magazine Radici Cristiane as well as the news agency "Corrispondenza Romana." He served as Vice President of the Italian National Research Council from 2003 to 2011. He is the author of numerous books, including The Second Vatican Council: An Unwritten Story.

Table of Contents

c o n t e n t s

Foreword i

Preface iii

PART I: ESSAYS

The Spirit of Resistance and Love for the Church 1

The Irrevocable Duties of Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church 6

When Public Correction of a Pope is Urgent and Necessary 11

The Religious War of the Fourth Century and of Our Times 17

Honorius I: The Controversial Case of a Heretic Pope 23

St. Theodore the Studite and the “Synod of Adultery” 30

St. Bruno’s Filial Resistance to Pope Paschal II 35

John XXII: A Pope Who Fell into Heresy and a Church That Resisted Him 40

When All of Europe Was Excommunicated 45 Haec Sancta (1415): A Conciliar Document Condemned by the Church 51

Adrian VI and Francis I on the Throne of Peter 56

The Sack of Rome (1527): A Merciful Chastisement 60

Paul IV (1476–1559) and the Heretics of His Time 65

Not Only Heresy Offends Against the Catholic Faith: Auctorem Fidei (1794) 70

Can the Governing Acts of a Pope Be Questioned? Pio Bruno Lanteri (1759–1830) 75

The 2014 Synod and Vatican I 82

The Ralliement of Leo XIII: A Pastoral Experiment That Moved Away From Doctrine 87

Saint Pius X: On the Centenary of His Death 92

The Worldwide Impact and Significance of the Correctio filialis 97

PART II: LECTURES

Resistance and Fidelity to the Church in Times of Crisis 105

Tu Es Petrus: True Devotion to the Chair of Saint Peter 131

1517, 1717, 1917: Three Revolutions and Fatima 157

1918 and 1968: Irruptions of Disorder and the Catholic Response 180

Postscript: “It is not possible to unite what is contradictory” 198

Index 205

About the Author 217