lundi 15 juin 2026

The "Jesuit" Spitzer Offers Fake Exegesis


Of Genesis 1—11, obviously, but also of Divino Afflante Spiritu.

Spitzer is basically presenting it as teaching Non Overlapping Magisteria, and here is Pius XII in so many words taking his distance from Non-Overlapping Magisteria:

When, subsequently, some Catholic writers, in spite of this solemn definition of Catholic doctrine, by which such divine authority is claimed for the "entire books with all their parts" as to secure freedom from any error whatsoever, ventured to restrict the truth of Sacred Scripture solely to matters of faith and morals, and to regard other matters, whether in the domain of physical science or history, as "obiter dicta" and - as they contended - in no wise connected with faith, Our Predecessor of immortal memory, Leo XIII in the Encyclical Letter Providentissimus Deus, published on November 18 in the year 1893, justly and rightly condemned these errors and safe-guarded the studies of the Divine Books by most wise precepts and rules.


Let me parse it.

Beginning of temporal clause:

When, subsequently,


its subject:

some Catholic writers,


a circumstance in a clause subsidiary to it:

in spite of this solemn definition of Catholic doctrine, by which such divine authority is claimed for the "entire books with all their parts" as to secure freedom from any error whatsoever,


verb of the temporal clause:

ventured


what did they venture?

to restrict the truth of Sacred Scripture solely to matters of faith and morals,


what more did they venture?

and to regard other matters, whether in the domain of physical science or history, as "obiter dicta" and - as they contended - in no wise connected with faith,


main clause being introduced by above

subject of main clause:

Our Predecessor of immortal memory, Leo XIII


circumstance of exact reference of quote:

in the Encyclical Letter Providentissimus Deus, published on November 18 in the year 1893,


predicate of main clause, verb and the rest:

justly and rightly condemned these errors and safe-guarded the studies of the Divine Books by most wise precepts and rules.


Here is, if you care, "Fr" Spitzer, and he's misrepresenting Divino Afflante Spiritu a few seconds before four minutes in: Catholic Priest Releasing The ONLY Science Study Bible EVER/HGL

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