Ep. #252 – Did Vatican 2 compromise Catholic teaching about the Church’s nature? w/ Dr. Chris Malloy

Summary

What does Lumen Gentium 8 teach about the nature of the Church? Does its teaching contradict the traditional view that Christ’s Church is identical to the Catholic Church? How ought we to understand the language of “subsists in” and who suggested this language? Dr. Chris Malloy rejoins the podcast to tackle these topics.

Guest Bio

Dr. Christopher Malloy received his Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America.  He has been teaching at the University of Dallas since 2001.  Malloy approaches the theological vocation with the conviction that philosophy and theology, faith and reason, serious intellectual research, and fidelity to the full deposit of Catholic faith, work harmoniously toward one end: the contemplation and love of truth. 

He has published two academic books: Engrafted into Christ: A Critique of the Joint Declaration (i.e. on the Doctrine of Justification) and Aquinas on Beatific Charity and the Problem of Love as well as numerous scholarly articles, and recently the book False Mercy: Recent Heresies Distorting Catholic Truth. His other research interests include the natural desire for God, analogies for the Trinity, the thought of Karl Rahner, and Ecclesiology.

Resources

False Mercy: Recent Heresies Distorting Catholic Truth by Dr. Christopher J. Malloy

Engrafted into Christ: A Critique of the Joint Declaration by Dr. Christopher J. Malloy

Dr. Chris Malloy’s academia.edu page: https://udallas.academia.edu/ChristopherMalloy

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