Ultramontanism
Ultranontanism was a movement within the Roman Catholic Church of the 18th and 19th century. It placed strong emphasis on what the pope had to say. The name in composed of ultra ("beyond"), and refered to the fact that the pope at that time was on the other side of the Alps.
Ultramontanism Media
An image of Pope Alexander I. Ultramontane Catholics emphasized the authority of the pope over temporal affairs of civil governments as well as the spiritual affairs of the Church.
1881 illustration depicting papal infallibility
Pope Pius IX called the First Vatican Council
Cardinal Henry Edward Manning
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Other websites
- The Gift of Authority Archived 2019-01-20 at the Wayback Machine (Eternal Word Television Network)
"Ultramontanism". Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh). (1911). Cambridge University Press.
