Singulari Nos
Encyclopedia
Singulari Nos was an encyclical
issued on June 25, 1834 by Pope Gregory XVI
Essentially a follow-up to the better-known Mirari Vos
of 1832, Singulari Nos focused strongly on the doctrinal errors of French priest Hughes Felicité Robert de Lamennais
, who did not see any contradiction between Catholicism
and then-modern ideals of liberalism
and the separation of Church and State
.
Although Mirari Vos had condemned Lammenais, it was Singulari Nos that effectively removed his ideas from the thought of those employed by the Catholic Church until the pontificate of Pope Leo XIII
. Some liberal historians of the papacy argue that these two encyclicals are of great importance as the point at which the official teaching of the Catholic Church broke for good with efforts to embrace the modern world.
Encyclical
An encyclical was originally a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Catholic Church. At that time, the word could be used for a letter sent out by any bishop...
issued on June 25, 1834 by Pope Gregory XVI
Pope Gregory XVI
Pope Gregory XVI , born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, named Mauro as a member of the religious order of the Camaldolese, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846...
Essentially a follow-up to the better-known Mirari Vos
Mirari Vos
Mirari Vos - On Liberalism and Religious Indifferentism is the first encyclical of Pope Gregory XVI and was issued in 1832. Addressed "To All Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, and Bishops of the Catholic World", it is general in scope....
of 1832, Singulari Nos focused strongly on the doctrinal errors of French priest Hughes Felicité Robert de Lamennais
Hughes Felicité Robert de Lamennais
Hugues-Félicité Robert de Lamennais , was a French priest, and philosophical and political writer.-Youth:Félicité de Lamennais was born at Saint-Malo on June 19, 1782, the son of a wealthy merchant...
, who did not see any contradiction between Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
and then-modern ideals of liberalism
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
and the separation of Church and State
Separation of church and state
The concept of the separation of church and state refers to the distance in the relationship between organized religion and the nation state....
.
Although Mirari Vos had condemned Lammenais, it was Singulari Nos that effectively removed his ideas from the thought of those employed by the Catholic Church until the pontificate of Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...
. Some liberal historians of the papacy argue that these two encyclicals are of great importance as the point at which the official teaching of the Catholic Church broke for good with efforts to embrace the modern world.