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Ultramontanist

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ul·tra·mon·ta·nism or Ul·tra·mon·ta·nism  (ltr-mnt-nzm)
n. Roman Catholic Church
The policy that absolute authority in the Church should be vested in the pope.
ultra·monta·nist n.
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17) Thus, one would speak in broad terms about the Roman Catholic Latin America (with four main internal groupings: the Ultramontanists, the Base Community movement, the popular or syncretistic Catholicism, and the charismatic faction) and the Protestant Latin America (including denominations formed by immigrants, the mission churches, and the Pentecostal movement).
Clashes of confession: the case of Latin America in a global context by Westhelle, Vitor / Currents in Theology and Mission
Newman once said (during the Ultramontanist controversy) that he would raise a toast to the Pope, but to conscience first.
Religious belief in Newman's Grammar of Assent by Caiazza, John / Modern Age
Paradoxical as it might seem, either to the Roman church's more vocal dissidents or to its resurgent ultramontanists, loyal dissenters within the church have done more than anyone else to propose Catholic alternatives to modern individualism.
You converted to what? One Mennonite's journey by Schlabach, Gerald W. / Commonweal
 
 
 
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