Author Topic: Truths to Be Assented to Explicitly before Death (Read 482 times)

Ecclesia Militans · « **on:** June 05, 2014, 07:08:49 AM »

It has been taught that there are four truths that one must explicitly assent to prior to death:

1) That God exists.
2) That God rewards the good and punishes the wicked.
3) That God is Three Persons in One - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
4) That the Second Person of Blessed Trinity became Man (Incarnation) and died for our sins (Redemption)

What is the theological note of this proposition (i.e., these four truths must be explicitly assented to prior to death)?

obediens · « **Reply #1 on:** June 05, 2014, 07:35:01 AM »

I thought that this was the minimum in order to be baptized.

Mithrandylan · « **Reply #2 on:** June 05, 2014, 08:35:58 AM »

You mean what is the theological note for believing that all four must be believed?

I haven't seen the issue treated where all four are given a note as a grouped proposition. But I would imagine that if we went back in a time machine that most theologians would classify these as at least common, some may go as far as certain but I think definitely common.

Though I'm not sure they would say that about the redemption.

soulguard · « **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2014, 08:44:49 AM »

Having recieved death threats before from the British state, (which I will not elaborate on), I am glad to say that I hold to no heresy and also do hold to all these truths.

Ecclesia Militans · « **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2014, 04:41:23 PM »

Quote from: Mithrandylan

You mean what is the theological note for believing that all four must be believed?

Yes. I know that the word "should" was used in the 1949 Revised Baltimore Catechism of Fr. Connelly.