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"[N]either Pope Leo XIII nor the Jesuit philosopher Francisco Suárez can be classified as "true" or classical Thomists in the strictest, most rigorous historical sense...while Suárezianism and Leo XIII's Neo-Scholasticism do indeed differ from the literal, classical thought of Aquinas, the Church has never condemned either as a heresy, and they remain distinct from the Ockhamist departures from Catholic realism.

AI Overview Strictly speaking, you are philosophically correct that neither Pope Leo XIII nor the Jesuit philosopher Francisco Suárez can be classified as "true" or classical Thomists in the strictest, most rigorous historical sense . However, equating their deviations from St. Thomas Aquinas with the nominalist heresies of William of Ockham is imprecise. [ 1 , 2 ] The philosophical and theological landscapes of both figures show a much more nuanced reality: Francisco Suárez and Thomism Eclecticism over Orthodoxy: Francisco Suárez, SJ (1548–1617), was a brilliant Baroque Scholastic who actively sought to synthesize the traditions of St. Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and nominalism. The Metaphysical Divide: Orthodox Thomism maintains a real distinction between essence and existence in all created beings. Suárez fundamentally broke with Aquinas here, arguing for a merely conceptual or modal distinction, which is closer to a nominalist or Scotist framework. Not...
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"[C]orrupt Thomism...Suárez strays from Aquinas are too many and significant to ignore. To name a few: (i) On metaphysics, Suárez blurred the distinction between essence and existence in created beings, which would eventually turn him into a favorite of contemporary ontology theorists like Martin Heidegger; (ii) On free will and pre-destination...advanced “congruism,” ...notion of human freedom, eerily similar to that of political liberalism; and (iii) On legal theory, Suárez seemed to argue that law resides in God’s will rather than reason, thus opening the door to voluntarism and perhaps totalitarianism"

https://thenewdigest.substack.com/p/the-uses-of-suarez The Uses of Suarez A Review of Kincaid, “Law From Below: How The Thought of Francisco Suárez, SJ, Can Renew Contemporary Legal Engagement” Adrian Vermeule Nov 19, 2024 The New Digest is delighted to present this guest essay by Mr. Aníbal Sabater, a partner at Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, a specialist in international arbitration, and a noted commentator on classical legal themes. His previous work in our pages on constitutionalism in Spain and can be found  here  and  here ; and his posts at the Ius et Iustitium site, including a series on lawyers and law in Dante, can be found  here . The New Digest is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Share In his 1879 Encyclical  Aeterni Patris , Leo XIII urged scholars to read Aquinas directly: “…  lest the false for the true or the corrupt for the pure be drunk in, be ye watchful that th...
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Cardinal Eijk: [Leo] Vatican Report Must Be Refuted..."Study Group 9's report fundamentally contradicts Catholic moral teaching & thoroughly undermines its application to moral conduct. This report must be forcefully refuted"

Cardinal Eijk: Vatican Report Must Be Refuted Cardinal Eijk: Vatican Report Must Be Refuted Pray an Our Father now for reparation for the sins committed because of Francis’s Amoris Laetitia and  for the restoration of the Church. Stop for a moment of silence, ask Jesus Christ what He wants you to do now and next. In this silence remember God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Three Divine Persons yet One God, has an ordered universe where you can know truth and falsehood as well as never forget that He wants you to have eternal happiness with Him as his son or daughter by grace. Make this a practice. By doing this you are doing more good than reading anything here or anywhere else on the Internet. The Catholic Monitor The Catholic Monitor https://www.thecatholicmonitor.com I ask all The Catholic Monitor readers to also   pray   for the   end   of this   war .   Watch   " Trump Calls Putin To Get Iran War Offramp! w/ Scott Ritter " on   YouTube :...
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