Lady Liberty in the French Revolution
We have been away from the topic for a while now and will return from where we left off.
13. Moreover, the highest
It has been a while since a post on Libertas. Here is 7-9. Below follows the text:
10. From this it is manifest that the eternal law of God is the sole standard and rule of human liberty, not only
We left off by recognizing that reasoning always takes place before an act of will/volition. Thus continues the text:
7. Such, then, being the condition of human liberty, it necessarily stands in need of light and strength to
Here we continue our analysis of Libertas Praestantissimum, the relevant encyclical of Leo XIII in 1888. Read here the last (and first post), in which Leo XIII defines liberty and begins identifying the modern shift in its definition. Here follows the
In light of all the public debate about religious liberty, and confusion of terms following Vatican II's document Dignitatis Humanae, I thought it would be useful to review/parse the most directly related document the Church has ever produced on the topic of
My emphasis in bold.
LIBERTAS
ENCYCLICAL OF POPE LEO XIIION THE NATURE OFHUMAN LIBERTY
To the Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, andBishops of the Catholic World in Grace andCommunion with the Apostolic See.
Liberty, the highest of natural