The "Syllabus of Errors" of 1867 was the Catholic Church's retrenchment against modern times. It was held in high influence until Vatican II. The Syllabus viewed with hostility the modern movements of the time: nationalism, socialism, republicanism, etc. The Church was, at this time, literally fighting against the modern forces moving through the world; soon enough, Rome would be incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy, and an estrangement would begin which would last until 1929.
With the modern world still struggling with the very things the Syllabus viewed with suspicion, does the Church's position remain the same as regards it's(the Syllabus) tenets? When the Pope issued the Syllabus Ex Cathedra, did it not merit infallibility, and does such infallibility apply today?
How does the Syllabus apply to today's world, has the Church superseded its instructions, and if so, with what and how?
2007-07-25
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