- Monitum
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A monitum is a warning issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to an errant cleric, who is in danger of receiving an additional penalty.
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Notable cases
Teilhard de Chardin
Several works of Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin were the subject of a monitum by the Holy Office in 1962. [1]
Romulo Antonio Braschi
On June 29, 2002, Romulo Antonio Braschi, the founder of a schismatic community, attempted to confer priestly ordination on the following Catholic women : Christine Mayr-Lumetzberger, Adelinde Theresia Roitinger, Gisela Forster, Iris Müller, Ida Raming, Pia Brunner and Angela White. [2]
Hans Küng
In 1975, the CDF issued a monitum against certain of Hans Küng's writings. [3]
Form criticism
In 1961, the Holy Office issued a monitum against the use of form criticism in Catholic scriptural interpretation. [4]
Vernacular publications of the Bible
In 1856, a monitum was published under Pope Pius IX which re-iterated the ban on publishing vernacular editions of the Bible. [5]
References
- ^ Monitum regarding the Writings of Fr. Teilhard de Chardin
- ^ Monitum regarding the attempted priestly ordination of some Catholic women
- ^ Cracking Down on the Big Ones
- ^ The Bible: The Catholic Scholars
- ^ Correspondence on the Hereford Discussion
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