Controversies in Church History The Modernist Crisis, c.1890-1920
In the early twentieth century, a group of Catholic scholars tried to argue that the Catholic Church needed to adapt fundamental doctrines of its faith to match with the findings of modern historical and biblical scholarship. In doing so, they challenged both some of the most fundamental doctrines of the Catholic faith, as well as the authority of its hierarchy. In this lecture, we give a broad overview of the causes that led these scholars to deny traditional Church teaching, and why Pope Pius X condemned their beliefs as "the synthesis of all heresies." More than a century later, it is still a lightning rod for criticism of the Catholic Church and its relationship to the modern world. In this episode of Controversies in Church History, we will explore what modernism was and who subscribed to it, as well as examine its legacy for the Church today.
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