Ultramontanism

Definition

Pro-papal faction at Vatican I supporting a monarchical papal church; opposed by the liberal opposition; Thomas Aquinas is called one of its early ideologists in the material.

Episodes

• 131 — Comparative Theology — Topic 3. The Roman Catholic teaching about the Church.
• 142 — Comparative Theology — Topic 14. The Old Catholicism.

Related Concepts

• First Vatican Council
• Liberal Opposition
• Old Catholic Movement
• Papal Infallibility
• Papal Primacy
• Vatican I