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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
« Reply #15 on: September 15, 2017, 01:12:40 PM »
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    • Quote from: Lover of Truth on September 15, 2017, 01:10:25 PM
    It’s an official letter from the secretary of the Holy Office, in that very capacity. The Pope doesn’t need to sign it. There are a lot of things the Pope doesn’t sign. For example, the Syllabys of Modernist Errors (Lamentabili Sane) was not signed by Pope Pius X either.

    I don't care about whether Pius XII signed it.  No one has an independent copy to verify it against.  Only Cushing produced a copy.  Only other person who could verify its contents mysteriously died before it was allegedly written 4 years prior to its release.  Standard procedure at the Vatican is to publish all authentic correspondence from the Holy Office in AAS.  Why was this not done in the case of SH?
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #16 on: September 15, 2017, 01:14:58 PM »
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    • The Pope doesn’t have to speak about it. And yes, he certainly indicated he holds the same belief as expressed in the letter, most notably in the Address to Midwives, in which he acknowledges explicitly the possibility of justification without baptism by perfect contrition.
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #17 on: September 15, 2017, 01:16:38 PM »
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    • Quote from: Lover of Truth on September 15, 2017, 01:14:58 PM
    The Pope doesn’t have to speak about it. 
     
    As per always, you miss the point.  It's not about whether he signed it.  It's not about whether he spoke about it.  It's about the fact that we have no proof that the version released by Cushing is authentic at all.  Cushing is our only witness to this letter and its contents ... since the author passed away and it never appeared in any Vatican publication.
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #18 on: September 15, 2017, 01:17:30 PM »
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    • No one claimed the docuмent was infallible. But it requires our assent.
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #19 on: September 15, 2017, 01:21:29 PM »
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    • Quote from: Lover of Truth on September 15, 2017, 01:17:30 PM
    No one claimed the docuмent was infallible. But it requires our assent.

    Again, you miss the point.  There's no proof that it's even AUTHENTIC, much less infallible.

    You have no clue about what assent means in this context, do you?
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #20 on: September 15, 2017, 01:23:46 PM »
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    • One more time for the sake of the good willed:

    Again the burden of proof is being unreasonably shifted. The letter came from the Holy Office to the Abp. of Boston. It was made public in 1953 and appeared in several periodicals. It was included in Denzinger. The docuмent says His Holiness approved the doctrine set forth therein. The Pope is the head of the Holy Office. We have met our burden of proof. If anyone believes that Pius XII did NOT approve this, the burden of proof is now on him to prove it. Not on us.

    Where is the proof that this is not an authoritative docuмent?
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #21 on: September 15, 2017, 01:26:42 PM »
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    • But of course they cannot prove it.  They will lie, cry and deny it but they can not prove it is not an authoritative docuмent.  Obviously they would if they could.  But they can’t so they won’t.  They will just lie, cry and deny.  Call names, make false accusations.  But proof?  Will not be forthcoming.  Because there is no proof to bring forth.  Now if it condemned BOD by name they would be lauding the docuмent from the rooftops.  No one can seriously deny it.  But it teaches that which they deny.  So they invent all sorts of fairytales to deny it. 
     
    Where is the proof?
     
    The  whole Church accepted it.  The docuмent itself says the Pope approved it.  The pope affirmed the teaching as being his own belief in his address to the midwives. 
     
    Yet they still deny.  It really is an incredible phenomenon to behold.  This is pride being manifested at its finest.  Their denial comes from their own heads.  No proof at all.  They do not want to believe so they don’t. 
     
    “Can’t be authoritative because we don’t believe it.”
     
    That doesn’t work.
     

    Where is the proof?
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #22 on: September 15, 2017, 01:26:50 PM »
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    • Quote from: Lover of Truth on September 15, 2017, 01:23:46 PM
    Where is the proof that this is not an authoritative docuмent?

    bzzzzzt.  What proof is there that it IS?  We have ONLY Cushing's word for it.  It's precisely for this reason that Canon Law stipulated that things must appear in AAS in order to be assured as part of the authentic Magisterium ... precisely to prevent fraud.
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #23 on: September 15, 2017, 01:28:24 PM »
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    • Quote from: Lover of Truth on September 15, 2017, 01:26:42 PM
    The  whole Church accepted it.  The docuмent itself says the Pope approved it.  

    Nobody in the Church except in the US even heard about this thing.

    The docuмent itself is the only proof that the docuмent was approved by Pius XII.  That's circular authority.  If we don't know that the docuмent is authentic, we don't have any proof that Pius XII approved it.
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #24 on: September 15, 2017, 01:30:15 PM »
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    • Quote from: Lover of Truth on September 15, 2017, 01:26:42 PM
    They will lie, cry and deny it but they can not prove it is not an authoritative docuмent.  Obviously they would if they could.

    Idiot, the burden of proof is on YOU.  I could fabricate something right now and post it on the Internet, claim that it was written by Pius XII, etc.  And you would suddenly have the burden of proof to demonstrate that it was NOT written by Pius XII?  Don't be a complete idiot, would you?
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #25 on: September 15, 2017, 01:32:28 PM »
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    • Quote from: Lover of Truth on September 15, 2017, 01:26:42 PM
    They will lie, ...

    Where's the lie, you vile calumniator?  That this did not appear in AAS?  That the only copy we have was produced by Cushing?  That Cushing allegedly sat on the docuмent for four years ... until the man who had allegedly written it had passed away?  Which part of this is "lie"?
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #26 on: September 15, 2017, 01:33:05 PM »
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    • Quote from: Lover of Truth on September 15, 2017, 01:17:30 PM
    No one claimed the docuмent was infallible. But it requires our assent.
    Yeah, that's a very heavy handed but time tested tactic of liars; just keep saying it over and over and you bag the unsuspecting or those otherwise not paying attention.
    You're a liar.
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #27 on: September 15, 2017, 01:36:54 PM »
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    • Quote from: tornpage on September 15, 2017, 01:24:51 PM
    Burden of proof as to what? That is infallible? No, you concede not. That it is free from error? No. That is a letter from the Holy Office to a bishop that has been published expressing views on a matter - most of us conceded that.

    It's not the ordinary, universal magisterium teaching. It's a letter to a bishop, who was told (3 years or so later) that he could publish the letter. Great. That sounds like a person or some authority (knowing the story behind this affair, likely for political reasons) wanting to let an impression or position out into the public "unofficially" to serve various (again likely political) purposes, while allowing deniability later.

    If they can deny it later, we can certainly question it now, albeit respectfully and as good Catholics ready to assent if the authority does later officially adopt and teach the position.

    It doesn't require assent in its unofficial status, and even if it did, we could still question its reasoning.
    I demands dissent if it conflicts with something of greater weight regardless. This is the kind of black magic creatures like LoL engage in; it's sheer distraction.
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #28 on: September 15, 2017, 01:37:11 PM »
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    • Quote from: Ladislaus on September 15, 2017, 01:26:50 PM
    bzzzzzt.  What proof is there that it IS?  We have ONLY Cushing's word for it.  It's precisely for this reason that Canon Law stipulated that things must appear in AAS in order to be assured as part of the authentic Magisterium ... precisely to prevent fraud.
    By proof I don't mean Ladislaus.  But proof.  What theologians says it is not an authoritative docuмent?  What cardinal or bishop?   

    Why even play around with these liars.  I have made my point.  No proof will be forthcoming.  They reject what the whole Church accepted.  

    No one took up my challenge to debate one on one whether salvation can be obtained apart from Sacramental Baptism.  JPaul is one who seems civil in his discussions.  

    It would be a decent debate sticking to the subject with sources given rather than what is in one's own mind.  There will be no personal attacks or the typical goo goo ga ga antics we see as common place here among the feeneyites.  

    There will be the same requisite for both sides.  If my opponent is Catholic he will accept the common teaching of theologians before the Council, Fathers, Saints, Doctors, all authoritative docuмents, anything in the AAS, encyclicals, council and that which is solemnly defined.

    If he is some other type of Christian he will discount what all the theologians, approved teachers of the Church, who spoke to the issue have said, anything not in the AAS, what the Fathers, Saints and Doctors who spoke to the issue of BOB/D said, even things in the AAS, encyclicals.  Or any mixture of the above.  Some even reject everything but solemnly defined dogma's.  Of course these are not Catholics.  So I will hold you to the same requisite you hold me.  

    No one denies EENS.  If you can prove BOB/D condemned by the above authoritative sources I'm all ears.  What civil individual will take me up on it?
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    Re: Good Catholics Give Assent to Authoritative Docuмents
    « Reply #29 on: September 15, 2017, 01:38:24 PM »
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    • Quote from: Lover of Truth on September 15, 2017, 01:26:42 PM
    But of course they cannot prove it.  They will lie, cry and deny it but they can not prove it is not an authoritative docuмent.  Obviously they would if they could.  But they can’t so they won’t.  They will just lie, cry and deny.  Call names, make false accusations.  But proof?  Will not be forthcoming.  Because there is no proof to bring forth.  N
    "Ass houses" you hypocrite.
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