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Alfred Loisy

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Alfred Loisy


Born
in Ambrières, France
February 28, 1857

Died
June 01, 1940


Alfred Firmin Loisy (French: [lwazi]; 28 February 1857 – 1 June 1940) was a French Roman Catholic priest, professor and theologian generally credited as a founder of biblical modernism in the Roman Catholic Church. He was a critic of traditional views of the biblical creation, and argued that biblical criticism could be applied to interpreting Sacred Scripture. His theological positions brought him into conflict with the church's conservatives, including Pope Leo XIII and Pope Pius X. In 1893, he was dismissed as a professor from the Institut Catholique de Paris. His books were condemned by the Vatican, and in 1908 he was excommunicated.

Loisy's most famous observation was that "Jesus came proclaiming the Kingdom, and what arrived was the Ch
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Los Misterios Paganos y el ...

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Gospel and the Church

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My Duel With the Vatican: T...

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Misteriile Antichitatii

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