Saturday, March 29, 2025
The Vatican is Pierre Teilhard de Chardin posting
The unsigned introductory article, which described Teilhard as "a brilliant and stimulating thinker," recalled the Holy Office's 1962 monitum (warning) against his writings. It then quoted comments about Teilhard by Pope St. Paul VI (1966, 1975), Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (1968), Pope St. John Paul II (1981), Pope Benedict XVI (2009), and Pope Francis (2015, 2023). The article inaccurately stated that Pope Francis cited Teilhard in footnote 83 of his encyclical letter Laudato Si' (it was actually footnote 53), before concluding with the Pope's tribute to Teilhard after a 2023 Mass in Mongolia.Interesting thought, I have opinions pro and con on Teilhard de Chardin but I think on the balance his thought should be read instead of banned, particularly due to his optimism and engagement with science.
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