Since it was first published a century and a half ago, this handbook or collection ( enchiridion) of articles (symbols) of faith and morals has enjoyed universal appeal and approbation since the pontificate of Blessed Pope Pius IX. The Enchiridion has been updated periodically the edition being offered here by Loreto is that issued in 1957. The collection includes all articles and creeds of the Catholic Faith beginning with that of the twelve apostles, all dogmatic definitions stamped with the Petrine authority of the apostolic See ( ex cathedra), decrees of the solemn magisterium, papal bulls, encyclicals and letters, as well as some of the more weighty decisions of the Holy Office prior to 1957. Although not every entry in this 653 page compendium of Church teaching is definitional (i.e. In addition to a general index there is a scriptural index plus an invaluable systematic or topical index making for very easy reference.Įx cathedra) it still should be considered the " locutus est" for every wayfaring Catholic whose patria, this side of heaven, is Roma. Note, too, this edition comes with a one page Corrigenda which is a list of sixteen corrections that must be applied to errors (usually omissions) that escaped the eyes of editors in previous editions. Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger (1819-1883) was a German priest, theologian, and professor of theology He died on 19 June 1883 at Würzburg.
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