Vatican I (1869–70) PDF

II December 8, 1869 Formal opening of Vatican I  VATICAN I o First Vatican Council, also called Vatican I, (1869–70), 20th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church o convoked by Pope Pius IX to deal with contemporary problems. The pope was referring t...

II December 8, 1869 Formal opening of Vatican I  VATICAN I o First Vatican Council, also called Vatican I, (1869–70), 20th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church o convoked by Pope Pius IX to deal with contemporary problems. The pope was referring to the rising influence of:  rationalism  anarchism  Communism  socialism  Liberalism  Ecumenical Council o a solemn assembly in the Roman Catholic Church, convoked and presided over by the pope and composed of cardinals, bishops, and certain other prelates whose decrees, when confirmed by the pope, become binding.  Rationalism o the epistemological view that “regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge” o or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification". o More formally, rationalism is defined as a methodology or a theory "in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but  Anarchism o a political philosophy and movement that is skeptical of authority and rejects all involuntary, coercive forms of hierarchy. o Anarchism calls for the abolition of the state which it holds to be  Communism o (from Latin communis, 'common, universal') is a philosophical, social, political and economic ideology and movement whose ultimate goal is the establishment of a communist society, o namely a socioeconomic order structured upon the ideas of common ownership of the means of production  Socialism o social and economic doctrine that calls for public rather than private ownership or control of property and natural resources.  Liberalism o a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise  Materialism o a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values Works 1. Dei Filius – (First Vatican Council: Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith), 24 April 1870 2. Pastor Aeternus – (First Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Christ), July 18, 1870.  Dei Filius o deals with faith, reason, and their interrelations. Faith o A gift from God, and by which we respond freely  “faith seeking understanding”  Pastor Aeternus o deals with the authority of the pope. o The decree states that the true successor of St. Peter has full and supreme power of jurisdiction over the whole church o the pope is preserved free from error when he teaches definitively that a doctrine concerning faith or morals is to be believed by the whole church.  End of Vatican I o The Capture of Rome (Italian: Presa di Roma) on September 20, 1870 o Piedmontese troops occupied Rome o Piedmont is in Italy's northwest and borders Switzerland and  “faith seeking understanding” 1. ½ crosswise 2. Copy the quoted phrase above, and answer the question 3. Why Faith seeks understanding? Or Why Faith seeks to be understood?