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 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 - fast KW - Vatikanisches Konzil <1869-1870> KW - swd KW - Concilium Vaticanum KW - (1 KW - 1869-1870) KW - sbaa KW - Concile du Vatican KW - (1er KW - 1869-1870 KW - Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano) KW - Vatican Council KW - Popes KW - Infallibility KW - History of doctrines KW - Papes KW - Infaillibilité KW - Histoire des doctrines KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Church KW - Leadership KW - bisacsh KW - Christianity KW - Catholic KW - Theology, Doctrinal KW - Infallibilität KW - gnd KW - Unfehlbarkeit KW - Papst KW - Katholische Kirche N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-213) and index; 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 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."--Jacket UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=498842 ER -