Is Social Trinitarianism Compatible with the Catholic Faith?

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Social Trinitarianism is a 20th century revival of Trinitarian theology which seeks to redefine the meaning of what a person in the Trinity is. For social Trinitarians, the three persons of the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, are three distinct entities whose perfect love for each other constitutes one substance - hence, three persons in one being - and this love is suppose to be a model for human relationships. Social Trinitariaism has gained some traction among Reformed theologians, as well as among some Catholic and Orthodox theologians such as influential Orthodox theologian Metropolitan John Zizioulas.

Social Trinitarianism has been criticized by many theologians, Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox alike because it deviates away from what the Church Fathers originally meant by “person” or “hypostasis” and what was originally meant by the Trinity, and some theologians have accused the theology of venturing dangerously close to polytheism.

So, is Social Trinitarianism compatible with Catholic theology?
 
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Yes, I agree. To me, it seems like it’s dividing God into parts as well as diving his will since it declares him to have three minds. I haven’t found anything in the Church specifically condemning it, and even found some Catholic theologians holding to the doctrine, yet I have also found a lot of material from other Catholic theologians condemning the doctrine. I wonder if this is going to turn into the new debate like Arianism and the orthodox in the 4th century.
 
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An official Church pronouncement on the matter would be nice.
 
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