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Dogma & Doctrine / On a tangential note: reconcil...

Last post by justjeff - July 07, 2026, 03:01:04 AM

On a tangential note: reconciling with the Syllabus of Errors:

When I searched for "ecumen" in the Syllabus of Errors I came across the following passage that seems to me like it might give some ammo to those opposed to the SSPX:

The Syllabus Of Errors
Pope BI. Pius IX - 1864
https://www.papalencyclicals.net/pius09/p9syll.htm

23. Roman pontiffs and ecumenical councils have wandered outside the limits of their powers, have usurped the rights of princes, and have even erred in defining matters of faith and morals. — Damnatio "Multiplices inter," June 10, 1851.

[Profession of Catholic Faith of the Society of Saint Pius X]

#32

Dogma & Doctrine / Ecumenism... prohibited in tra...

Last post by justjeff - July 07, 2026, 02:29:43 AM

This is an issue that has come up rather prominently in the St. Louis Archdiocese. They have been having ecumenical gatherings at various places of worship for other religions and with those of other faiths in Catholic churches... Hindus, Muslims, Jews, and some African religions whose names I can't recall.

An excerpt from the preamble issued by the SSPX before the unauthorized consecrations of bishops, they list their opposition to ecumenism:

Profession of Catholic Faith of the Society of Saint Pius X
to enlighten souls in the face of modern errors
https://fsspx.news/sites/default/files/documents/profession_of_catholic_faith_en.pdf

3. I consequently reject all errors contrary to this Faith, and in particular those of liberalism, indifferentism, modernism, ecumenism, and laicism, condemned by Popes Pius IX,⁶ Leo XIII,⁷ Saint Pius X,⁸ Pius XI,⁹ and Pius XII.¹⁰ These errors obscure revealed doctrine, falsify Tradition, disfigure the sacred liturgy, corrupt morals, weaken the missionary spirit, and disintegrate the Christian social order, gravely harming the salvation of souls.

I decided to see if I could find the Church teaching on ecumenism in those documents, so I looked up the documents from the footnotes:

• 6.) Encyclicals Qui pluribus (9 November 1846) and Quanta cura (8 December 1864) with the Syllabus.
• 7.) Encyclicals Immortale Dei (1 November 1885), Libertas (20 June 1888), Sapientiae christianae (10 January 1890), and Au milieu des sollicitudes (16 February 1892).
• 8.) Encyclical Pascendi (8 September 1907) and Decree Lamentabili (3 July 1907); Encyclical Vehementer nos (11 February 1906) and Apostolic Letter to the Bishops of France Notre charge apostolique (25 August 1910).
• 9.) Encyclicals Quas primas (11 December 1925) and Mortalium animos (6 January 1928).
• 10.) Encyclicals Orientales omnes ecclesias (23 December 1945) and Humani generis (12 August 1950); Allocution to Catholic Jurists (6 December 1953).

I did a search through each, but none of them had the word "ecumenism". I realize that there could be some variance because the English versions are undoubtedly all translations and another word or phrase with the same meaning may have been used, but I suspect that the modernists would have wanted to use a different word than something that had been officially condemned by the Church if they were trying to actually change Church doctrine, or sneak around it by a back door. I did also search Denzinger's Sources of Catholic Doctrine for "ecumenism" but it was not in there either.

#33

General Discussion / Re: Need more activity

Last post by justjeff - July 07, 2026, 01:29:22 AM

I no longer contribute to CI

That's the only other forum I've been contributing to recently. It seems not as many people post there anymore, though.

The older style, 'traditional forums' if you will, seem to be less popular now than they were some years back. I would guess that social media, such as Twitter/X, Fazedbook, Instagram and so on have pulled people away. I like X for breaking news and so on, but I like the forum format much better for discussions like the Catholic ones I enjoyed for so many years.

#34

General Discussion / Re: Need more activity

Last post by justjeff - July 07, 2026, 01:21:52 AM

This is an incredible compilation. Having access to these clean, digital copies of the classic texts makes deep-diving into scriptural exegesis and Thomistic philosophy so much more accessible. Thanks for pulling all of these mirrors and feeds together—it's a massive help for anyone looking to build up their study library!

I very much concur.
What a blessing for His Church.

#35

Catholic Resources / Re: Eucharistic Miracles

Last post by Geremia - July 02, 2026, 06:21:34 PM

@tom Are you building on Acuti's work?

#36

General Discussion / Re: Catholic Tutoring Institut...

Last post by Geremia - July 02, 2026, 06:20:52 PM

Who is working on https://isidore.co/cti/?

I was, but it's gone dormant. If you'd like to help, go ahead; show me what you'd create and what your ideas are.

I am a full stack developer and interesting in helping out.

Create something and show me. I'm curious what open-source tech you'd use.

The form on the site is not working for me

That's ∵ it was set to use https://cti.institute/ (which I sold), not https://isidore.co/cti; I've updated it now, so it should work.

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General Discussion / Re: Need more activity

Last post by RebeccaHong - July 02, 2026, 01:34:02 PM

This is an incredible compilation. Having access to these clean, digital copies of the classic texts makes deep-diving into scriptural exegesis and Thomistic philosophy so much more accessible. Thanks for pulling all of these mirrors and feeds together—it's a massive help for anyone looking to build up their study library!

#38

Catholic Resources / Eucharistic Miracles

Last post by tom - July 02, 2026, 07:35:58 AM

I made a refreshed version of the site at https://eucharistic-miracles.net/. The code is open source, looking for any feedback or contributors!

This is the original version where the inspiration came from https://www.miracolieucaristici.org/.

There is also a new official version still under construction here https://realpresence.org/.

#39

General Discussion / Catholic Tutoring Institute

Last post by tom - July 02, 2026, 07:32:12 AM

Who is working on https://isidore.co/cti/? I am a full stack developer and interesting in helping out. The form on the site is not working for me

#40

Catholic Resources / Re: Lapide.org

Last post by Geremia - June 29, 2026, 11:44:25 AM

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing.

Cf. Lapide.org on Gen. 2:23, which romanizes the Greek and Hebrew:

Symbolically and elegantly, R. Abraham ben Ezra notes that in the word isscha there is contained the contracted name of God, Yah, who is the author of marriage; and as long as this name remains in the marriage (and it remains as long as the spouses fear God and love one another), for so long God is present at and blesses the union. But if they hate each other and forget God, then the spouses cast away that name; and thus when the yod and he, which form Yah, are removed, all that remains from isch and isscha, that is from man and woman, is esh esh, that is fire and fire -- namely the fire of quarrels and trouble in this life, and in the next life, eternal fire.

to:

Symbolically and elegantly, Rabbi Abraham ben Ezra notes that the contracted name of God, הי, iāh [or yāh] is contained in the word השא, 'iššāh [woman]. God is the founder of marriage, and as long as His name remains in marriage — and it remains as long as spouses fear God and mutually love each other — God will be present in and bless the marriage. But if they hate one another and forget God, then the spouses will cast away that name. Therefore, with the Hebrew letters yod [י] and he [ה] removed, of which the word הי is composed, all that remains of שיא, 'îš, and השא, 'iššāh, i.e. all that remains of the of the Hebrew words for "man" and "woman," is שא שא, êš êš, i.e., "fire and fire," the fire of quarrels and trouble in this life, but eternal fire in the next.