TY - BOOK AU - Costigan,Richard F. TI - The consensus of the church and papal infallibility: a study in the background of Vatican I SN - 9780813215969 (electronic bk.) AV - BX1806 .C57 2005eb U1 - 262/.131 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Catholic University of America Press KW - Catholic Church KW - Doctrines KW - Église catholique KW - Vatikanisches Konzil <1869-1870> KW - swd KW - Vatican Council KW - (1st KW - 1869-1870) KW - Concile du Vatican KW - (1er KW - Popes KW - Infallibility KW - History of doctrines KW - Papes KW - Infaillibilité KW - Histoire des doctrines KW - Infallibilität KW - Unfehlbarkeit KW - Katholische Kirche KW - Papst KW - RELIGION / Christian Church / Leadership KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION / Leadership KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and index; Introduction -- Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet -- Honoré Tournely -- Giuseppe-Agostino Orsi, O.P. -- Pietro Ballerini -- Louis Bailly and Nicolas-Sylvestre Bergier -- César-Guillaume La Luzerne -- Alfonso Muzzarelli -- Giovanni Perrone, S.J. -- Conclusion N2 - "In defining papal infallibility in 1870 the First Vatican Council asserted a strongly monarchical view: a papal definition of the faith is irreformable (infallible) by itself, and not from the consensus of the Church. These words explicitly reject Article 4 of the Gallican Declaration of 1682, which states that the pope cannot define the faith single-handedly, apart from the consensus of the Church (i.e., the bishops of the world). This book offers the first thorough analysis of the ecclesiological ideas of the Gallican theologians as expressed in their own writings. Previous studies of the debates at Vatican I fail to examine carefully the Gallican doctrine rejected by the council. Even leading historians, at that time and since, simply refer to the "Gallican view" without citing sources or clearly defining or understanding the Gallican thinkers. In contrast, this study facilitates a balanced and much-needed comparison of the differing Gallican and papalist ecclesiologies during the period 1682-1870." "After a concise introduction that defines the two schools of theology, Richard Costigan examines the thought of nine major theologians on the subject: Bossuet, Tournely, Orsi, Ballerini, Bailly, Bergier, La Luzerne, Muzzarelli, and Perrone. In his analysis of the research, Costigan finds that the "consensus of the Church" in the Gallican view is not a simple claim and does not generally demand ratification of a papal definition by the bishops after the pope issues it. Rather authority is to be exercised in conjunction with the rest of the episcopate in a collegial and consensual manner. This concept of consensus draws on the history of the early and medieval church and is seen as coherent with the doctrine later expressed in Vatican II's Lumen Gentium." "Without addressing present-day Catholic controversy, this study offers the necessary historical background for any ongoing discussion of the nature and exercise of papal authority."--BOOK JACKET UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=498842 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0420/2004015232.html UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10267282 ER -