Oath against Modernism
Sean Mac Eochaidh
have decided to take the Oath against Modernism, and suggest that
all Catholics in Ireland, especially priests, teachers, and
journalists do the same.
This oath was issued by Pope St. Pius X on September 1, 1910 and
required of all priests and philosophy and theology professors. I
fail to understand why it was abolished in 1967.
"I, Sean Mac Eochaidh, Founder, Pobal na h-Eireann, firmly
embrace and accept each and every definition that has been set
forth and declared by the unerring teaching authority of the
Church, especially those principal truths which are directly
opposed to the errors of this day.
"And first of all, I profess that God, the origin and end of all
things, can be known with certainty by the natural light of
reason from the created world (cf. Rom. 1:20),
that is, from the visible works of creation, as a cause from its
effects, and that, therfore, His existence can also be
demonstrated.
"Secondly, I accept and acknowledge the external proofs of
Revelation, that is, divine acts and especially miracles and
prophecies as the surest signs of the divine origin of the
Christian religion, and I hold that these same proofs are well
adapted to the understanding of all eras and all men, even of
this time.
"Thirdly, I believe with equally firm faith that the Church, the
guardian and teacher of the revealed word, was personally
instituted by the real and historical Christ when He lived among
us, and that the Church was built upon Peter, the prince of the
apostolic hierarchy, and his successors for the duration of time.
"Fourthly, I sincerely hold that the doctrine of Faith was handed
down to us from the Apostles through the orthodox Fathers in
exactly the same meaning and always in the same purport.
Therefore, I entirely reject the heretical misrepresentation that
dogmas evolve and change from one meaning to another different
from the one which the Church held previously.
"I also condemn every error according to which, in place of the
divine Deposit which has been given to the spouse of Christ to be
carefully guarded by her, there is put a philosphical figment or
product of a human conscience that has gradually been developed
by human effort and will continue to develop indefinitely.
"Fifthly, I hold with certainty and sincerely confess that faith
is not a blind sentiment of religion welling up from the depths
of the subconscious under the impulse of the heart and the motion
of a will trained to morality; but faith is a genuine assent of
the intellect to truth received by hearing from an external
source. By this assent, because of the authority of the supremely
truthful God, we believe to be true that which has been revealed
and assested to by a personal God, our Creator and Lord.
"Furthermore, with due reverence, I submit and adhere with my
whole heart to the condemnations, declarations, and all the
prescripts contained in the encyclical Pascendi and in the decree
Lamentabili, especially those concerning what is known as the
history of dogmas. I also reject the error of those who say that
the Faith held by the Church can contradict history, and that
Catholic dogmas, in the sense in which they are now understood,
are irreconcible with a more realistic view of the origins of the
Christian Religion.
"I also condemn and reject the opinions of those who say that a
well-educated Christian assumes a dual personality - that of a
believer, and at the same time of an historian to hold things
that contradict the Faith of the believer, or to establish
premises which, provided there be no direct denial of dogmas,
would lead to the conclusion that dogmas are either false or
doubtful. Likewise, I reject that method of judging and
interpreting Sacred Scripture which, departing from the Tradition
of the Church, the analogy of Faith, and the norms of the
Apostolic See, embraces the misrepresentations of the
Rationalists, and with no prudence or restraint adopts textual
criticism as the one and supreme norm.
"Furthermore, I reject the opinion of those who hold that a
professor lecturing or writing on an historico-theological
subject should first put aside any preconceived opinion about the
supernatural origin of Catholic Tradition or about the divine
promise of help to preserve all revealed truth forever; and that
he should then interpret the writings of each of the Fathers
solely by scientific principles, excluding all sacred authority,
and with the same liberty of judgement that is common in the
investigation of all ordinary historical documents.
"Finally, I declare that I am completely opposed to the error of
the Modernists who hold that there is nothing divine in sacred
Tradition; or what is far worse, say that there is, but in a
pantheistic sense, with the result that there would remain
nothing but this plain simple fact - one to be put on a par with
the ordinary facts of history - the fact, namely, that a group of
men by their own labor, skill and talent have continued
subsequent ages a school begun by Christ and His Apostles.
"I firmly hold, then, and shall hold to my dying breath the
belief of the Fathers in the charism of truth which certainly is,
was and always will be in the succession of the Episcopacy from
the Apostles. The purpose of this is, then, not that dogmas may
be tailored according to what seems better and more suited to the
culture of each age; rather, that the absolute and immutable
truth preached by the Apostles from the beginning many never be
believed to be different, may never be understood in any other
way.
"I promise that I shall keep all these articles faithfully,
entirely and sincerely and guard them inviolate, in no way
deviating from them in teaching or in any way in word or in
writing. Thus, I promise, thus I swear, so help me God."
Sean Mac Eochaidh, Founder, Pobal na h-Eireann - 9 April 2002
John Weatherly
why non-Roman Christians don't subscribe to this man-made "law".
John Weatherly
john_wea...@yahoo.com
On 9 Apr 2002 13:00:11 -0700, j.ca...@ntlworld.com (Sean Mac
Eochaidh) wrote:
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