Explores the historical and doctrinal basis of papal monarchy for Catholic understanding
Draws on sacred antiquity and ecclesiastical science to support papal authority
Provides a clear defense against Gallican and conciliarist criticisms
Written for contemporary readers seeking doctrinal clarity
Includes a brief letter from Pope Pius IX regarding the publication of the book
Summarized by Shop
When 19th century Christendom shifted its allegiance from a divine vertical authority to the horizontal revolutionary ideals of egalitarian democracy, Dom Gueranger's masterpiece contributed more than any other contemporary work to uphold papal authority in all of its divinely ordained prerogatives.
This labor of the holy abbot helped to