"...while God touches the heart of man through the illumination of the Holy Ghost, man himself neither does absolutely nothing while receiving that inspiration, since he can also reject it, nor yet is he able by his own free will and without the grace of God to move himself to justice in his sight" - Council of Trent (ch.5 in the 6th session)"The Council of Trent tried to steer … [Read more...]
St. Gregory of Nyssa Against Rome
I just read this quote in "The Life of Moses" by the Church Father St. Gregory of Nyssa. I'm supposed to find this universal affirmation of Roman Catholicism everywhere in the church fathers, but I don't see it much outside St. Augustine and Ambrose. Here's the quote:"The Church is also called Christ by Paul (1 Cor 12:12, Eph 1:23), it would be well to regard the names … [Read more...]