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Vaticanism vs Ultramontanism - What's the difference?

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Vaticanism is a see also of ultramontanism.


As nouns the difference between vaticanism and ultramontanism

is that vaticanism is the doctrine of papal supremacy; views in support of the authority of the pope while ultramontanism is a roman catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the pope.

vaticanism

English

Noun

(-)
  • The doctrine of papal supremacy; views in support of the authority of the pope.
  • See also

    * Vaticanist * ultramontanism

    References

    (Webster 1913)

    ultramontanism

    Noun

  • A Roman Catholic philosophy that emphasises the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 818:
  • Ultramontanism is often seen as a conservative force in the Church, but after 1815 it represented innovation and the prospect of Church reconstruction and revival, albeit of a particular type.

    Derived terms

    * ultramontanist

    See also

    * Vaticanism