The Catechism of the Council of Trent (Text Only)

by Theodore Alois Buckley

Publisher:

George Routledge & Co.

, 1852

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“To the Fathers, however, it seemed of the first importance that a work should appear, sanctioned by the authority of the holy synod, from which pastors,^u and all others on whom the duty of imparting instruction devolves, may be able to seek and derive certain precepts for the edification of the faithful; that as there is one Lord, one Faith,^v so also there may be one common rule and prescribed form of delivering the faith, and instructing Christians unto all the duties of piety.” (Page 5)

“For, in order that it may be capable of rising to [the contemplation of] the Deity, than whom there is nothing more sublime, our mind must necessarily be entirely abstracted from the senses; a state for which we have by nature no capacity in the present life.” (Page 17)

“Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God;” (Page 30)

“In baptism man is enlisted into the service, in confirmation he is equipped for battle: at the baptismal font the Holy Ghost imparts fulness to accomplish innocence, but in confirmation he ministers perfection to augment grace: in baptism we are regenerated unto life; after baptism we are fortified for the combat: in baptism we are cleansed; after baptism we are strengthened: regeneration of itself saves those who receive baptism in peace; confirmation arms and makes ready for conflicts.” (Page 199)

“Should any one object that the Church, content with one head and spouse, Jesus Christ, requires no other beside, an answer is readily found, for, as we have Christ not only the author of all the sacraments, but also their inward minister, (for He it is that baptizes and that absolves; and yet he institutes men as external ministers of the sacraments), so has he placed over his Church, which he governs by his most inward spirit, a man to be the vicar and minister of his power; for, as a visible Church requires a visible head, our Saviour appointed Peter head and pastor of all the faithful, when, in the most ample terms, he committed to his care the feeding of his sheep,^g so as that he wished his successor to have the very same power of ruling and governing the whole Church.” (Pages 100–101)

Product Details

• Title: The Catechism of the Council of Trent (Text Only)
• Author: Theodore Alois Buckley
• Publisher: George Routledge & Co.
• Print Publication Date: 1852
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Catholic Church › Catechisms--English
• Resource ID: LLS:CATCHSMTRENTTXT
• Resource Type: text.monograph.catechism
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-02-13T20:15:57Z

About Theodore Alois Buckley

Sylvester Joseph Hunter (1829-1896) was born in Bath, and his family moved to London shortly thereafter. He attended St. Paul’s School before enrolling at Trinity College, Cambridge. He graduated in 1852 and began practicing law, publishing two legal textbooks. In 1857, Hunter converted to Catholicism, following his two sisters into the church. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1861 and was ordained as a priest in 1870. Hunter quickly became a respected writer and scholar, earning a teaching post at Stonyhurst College. He also began training Jesuit priests in 1875, and was appointed as Rector of St. Beuno’s College. Sylvester Joseph Hunter died only two years after the first edition of his 3-volume Outlines of Dogmatic Theology was published.