How They Broke Away From the Church
Jansenism
Rejected free will (everyone was predestined either for salvation or damnation)
Only the predestined (the select few): receive salvific grace, will be saved, had Christ die for them (not for all), could receive penance, and could receive communion.
For everyone else, they were already damned so performing these sacraments could not help them
The soul is a slave to the effects of Original Sin
Quietism
Rejected free will (everyone was predestined either for salvation or damnation)
Only the predestined (the select few): receive salvific grace, will be saved, had Christ die for them (not for all), could receive penance, and could receive communion.
For everyone else, they were already damned so performing these sacraments could not help them
The soul is a slave to the effects of Original Sin
Febronianism
Authority was vested in Ecumenical councils
Rejected power of Pope as the Vicar of Christ
Denied the Pope of the ability to speak on morality (secularism)
Wanted German bishops to be cut off from Rome
Josephanism
Authority was vested in Ecumenical councils
Rejected power of Pope as the Vicar of Christ
Denied the Pope of the ability to speak on morality (secularism)
Wanted German bishops to be cut off from Rome
Church Response
Jansenism
Condemned by Pope Innocent X (1653)-- used the teachings from the Council of Trent
Council of Trent stated: God wills for everyone to be saved (provided free will), Penance granted grace of forgiveness, and Communion purified the soul of venial sin and provided strength against mortal sin
Continued to spread throughout France despite being condemned
Louis XIV took matters into his own hands to suppress the heresy-- stopped pilgrimages to Convent of Port Royal
Quietism
Condemned by Louis XIV and Pope Innocent XI (1687)
Febronianism
Condemned by Pope Clement XIII
Few bishops took his arguments, for independence from the church, seriously
Every bishop but one pledged allegiance to Rome
Febronius reconciled with the Church before his death
Josephanism
Joseph II failed with his policies and was left to turn to the pope for help
Nature of Each Heresy
Jansenism
Calvinistic-- supported predestination and that some were born, already pre-known by God to be damned or receive salvation
Quietism
Secularism-- rejects the morals that the church teaches and the necessity of having a relationship with God
Febronianism
Conciliarist-- believed in authority of ecumenical councils over the pope
Nationalistic-- nationalized the church
Josephanism
Nationalistic-- Complete micromanagement of the church. Placed his office in charge of the appointment of papal documents. Cut off monasteries from Rome
Deism
Deism vs Supernatuural Religion
Deism is a philosophy (A philosophy can speak about God, but describing Him as intervening through divine revelation is a religion)
Denies divine revelation and a supernatural God
Deism and The Universe
God “winds up” the universe, creating a system involving laws and principles, and observes the universe govern itself
Watch-Maker God
Deism Knowledge and Understanding
Deism involves a rationalistic principle-- only believes what can be proved through reason
What is Freemasonry?
A secret fraternal organization which spread rationalistic ideas
It is against organized religions, especially Catholicism
Freemasonry and Deism
Both support rationalism where you doubt an idea unless it can be proved
Both philosophies since they don't support a supernatural God
Deism and Atheism
Deism is different from Atheism since Atheism completely rejects that there's a God while Deism does believe in a God
Deism and Agnosticism
They both believe that there needs to be proof for what they believe, but Deism does believe in a God while Agnosticism believes that God possibly exists but they need proof
Deism and Secular Humanism
They differ since Deism believed that God created laws and principles for the universe to be governed by while Secular Humanism believed in an amoral world where the morality and guidelines of God don't apply
Deism in The Future
As a group, we believe that Deism will threaten the church since it demands rationalistic ideas (proof) towards the church and God. As science has progressed and continues on forward, people will stray from scripture and tradition from the church and rely solely on new scientific developments about the universe (what they need to understand is that the Church supports science).
Credits
Chris - how they broke away from the Church
James - The Church's Response
Tim - Nature of Each Heresy
Connor/Paul - Deism vs Supernatural Religion > Deism Knowledge and Understanding
Riley/Eddie - What is Freemasonry? > Deism and Atheism
Anthony/Tristan - Deism and Agnosticism > Deism in The Future
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