In eminenti
The Papal Bull In eminenti of Pope Urban VIII was published on March 6, 1642. With her, the Pope turned against the expansion of Jansenism and censored the important work “Augustinus, sive doctrina Sti. Augustini de humanae naturae sanitate, aegritudine, medicina adversus pelagianos et massilienses ”by Cornelius Jansen (1585–1638).
Charge of heresy
The bull accused the Jansenists of heresy . The Pope turned to the bishops and universities in what was then the Spanish Netherlands , who protested against this bull. He intervened in the disputes between the Jansenists and the Jesuits and, in the discussion about the concept of grace, reinforced the position of the Jesuits.
Condemnation of the Jansenist works
With this bull a persecution of the Jansenists began, whose works were indexed. Pope Urban VIII condemned the doctrines of Jansenism, according to which the essence of man was determined only by the grace of God and man's participation in his own salvation was completely rejected as heresy .
Concept of grace according to the Jesuits
Instead, he supported the opinion of the Jesuits, who emphasized the ability of man to do righteous works by the grace of God . Her and the Pope's arguments were mainly based on the letter of James , such as 2.14 “Working Faith”:
“What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith and he has no works? Can faith save him? "
See also
Papal Bulls:
- " Cum occasione " (1653) by Pope Innocent X.
- " Unigenitus " (1713) by Pope Clement XI.
literature
- Carl Andresen , Georg Denzler : dtv dictionary of church history (Jansenism), Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Munich, original edition May 1982, ISBN 3-423-03245-6
- Hartmut Lohmann: Le Maistre (also Le Maitre), Antoine. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 4, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-038-7 , Sp. 1400-1401.
- Lexicon of World Religions , Voltmedia GmbH, Paderborn, 2005, ISBN 3-8289-4979-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ Innocent X. - Religion / Church XVII. Archive link ( Memento of the original dated December 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
