Varieties of Ultramontanism

• Author(s): Jeffrey Paul Von Arx,
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Pages: 152
• ISBN_10: 0813208718
  ISBN_13: 9780813208718
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Religion / Christianity / Catholic , Religion / Christianity / History , Religion / Leadership ,

Description:... "Ultramontanism, the belief that the papacy is and should be at the center of the Church, came to dominate the Roman Catholic Church in the course of the nineteenth century, and it is still a powerful force in the Church today. Most people assume that because it stands for centralization, ultramontanism is a uniform phenomenon. By looking at the careers of six ultramontane cardinals from different countries over the course of a hundred years from the middle of the last century, this volume argues that the character of ultramontanism differed from one national church to another."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved