Violent/Dastardly Protestants

[Gottle_of_Geer]

Fr Ambrose:

I freely admit that some of the more esoteric points of this are unknown to me. But I would have thought that the Summa enjoys the approval of the ordinary and universal Magisterium even though it has not received, as far as I know, the approval of the extraordinary Magisterium. But since the Summa has not been challenged one would assume that there is no need to seek the approval of the extraordinary Magisterium?

It’s a theology text, that’s all . It can have a certain, high, extrinsic approbation, which it has indeed received, both from Papal pronouncements, and from its being,​

formerly, the model for Catholic theology in the 1917 Code of Canon Law.

But this is extrinsic, not intrinsic. It is not being treated as what it cannot be - the final and perfect epitome of Catholic theolgy; no such thing can ever exist. St. Thomas is neither infallible nor omniscient, nor, of course, inerrant;
and it is not wrong in any way to disagree with his solutions or his philosophy. The Franciscans are not Thomists, but Scotists; as for Eastern Catholics, it would be lunatic to insist they all think as Thomists.

St. Thomas cannot receive a degree of approval which would suggest he is some kind of super-theologian. His works are on a par with those of other Doctors, that’s all.

St Thomas is a Doctor of the Universal Church - one of 33, IIRC. Not the only theologian worth reading - but not one to despise, either ##

 

[Gottle_of_Geer]

GKC:

1854 (Oxford) and 1856 (Cambridge). The culmination of a lengthy process, including the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, in 1828, and the passing of the Catholic Emancipation Act in 1829.

Good job clearing up a few inaccuracies, BTW.

GKC

TY for the extra info - have you any idea what religious tests, if any, were applied to the Universities of London [founded in 1828] & Durham [founded in 1832] ?​

I do know, FWIW, that Jews were not allowed to enter Parliament until 1858. Atheists had to wait about 30 years more. Which helps to put things in perspective. ##

 

[GKC]

## TY for the extra info - have you any idea what religious tests, if any, were applied to the Universities of London [founded in 1828]
& Durham [founded in 1832] ?

I do know, FWIW, that Jews were not allowed to enter Parliament until 1858. Atheists had to wait about 30 years more. Which helps to put things in perspective. ##

If I read my sources aright, the University Test Act of 1871 abolished *all * religious tests at Oxford, Cambridge and Durham, including for faculty positions, save for some issues related to schools of divinity, while the earlier dates (1854/1856) marked the point at which RCs were specifically no longer excluded from Oxford/Cambridge as students. I could be wrong. Obviously, to call 1854/1856 the “culmination” as I did, was incorrect.

No info about London, prior to 1871, though I found a mention of an associated college there, in the 1840s, which apparently never had a religious test. Maybe the whole school was the same.

GKC