Radical Augustinian

I think I'm much more moderate than many might assume

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Una República populista, nacionalista española y religiosamente católica es lo mejor que nos podría pasar ahora mismo . El problema está en que el PSOE quiere una república progre y "multicultural".

Setting aside Leo XIV's claim that 𝘐𝘯 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘴 was an "absolute and universal condemnation of slavery" (it wasn't), it's interesting to contrast Leo XIII's treatment of the Church's historical responses to slavery in that same document with Leo XIV's.  Leo XIII sings the Church's praises for establishing the bond of Christian charity between master and slave throughout Christendom. He notes that the Church always fought the abuse of slaves, from ancient to colonial to modern times, and that when circumstances allowed, it encouraged their release, restoring society to the originally intended order of nature by means of grace. "Therefore," he concludes, "sufficient praise or thanks can never be returned to the Catholic Church, the banisher of slavery, [etc.]."  Leo XIV, on the other hand, while stating that the Church of the past was working with immature moral criteria (!), bemoans that it nevertheless failed to correctly address slavery for most of its history. In the footnotes, he condemns 5 past acts of the magisterium (𝘚𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘋𝘶𝘥𝘶𝘮, 𝘌𝘵𝘴𝘪 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪, 𝘋𝘶𝘮 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘴, 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘹 & the 1866 Instruction of the Holy Office), for merely "regulating" forms of slavery, or distinguishing between the moral and immoral use of it, rather than condemning it outright. He then presumes to apologize on behalf of the Church for this "wound in Christian memory."  The two approaches could not be more opposed. One emphasizes the indefectibility of the Church; the other claims that the Church Herself erred repeatedly in Her public moral teaching. One displays love and admiration for Christ's spotless Bride; the other displays contempt and shame. Of course, it's natural for Leo XIV to feel such embarrassment for the constant teaching of the Catholic Church, because it is a different Church than the one he represents. 𝗔 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵'𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆.

Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas Word Count & Citations Word Count: Social: 181 Dignity: 100 Human: 195 Human Person: 22 Human Dignity: 18 God: 91 Common Good: 72 Politics/Political: 64 Subsidiarity: 23 Fraternity/Fraternal: 20 Jesus: 9 Abortion: 1 Councils cited: Vatican II: 13 times Trent: 0 times Popes & or Saints referenced: Pope Francis: 42 John Paul II: 27 Benedict XVI: 16 Paul VI: 13 Augustine: 4 Leo XIII: 3 Pius XII: 3 Pius XI: 3 St. Thomas Aquinas: 2

Pope Pius IX viewed Liberal Catholics as the church's worst enemies because they tried to compromise with modern secular systems, which he believed would destroy the church from within. In 1871, when speaking to a French delegation, he famously stated, "I have always condemned liberal Catholicism, and I will condemn it again forty times over if it be necessary."