under the patronage of St Joseph and St Dominic

By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion;
on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps. . . Ps 136

Dignitatis Humanae

I. The Trouble with Dignitatis Humanae—Error Masquerading as Right

This is the first of three papers on the Declaration on Religious Freedom of the Second Vatican Council.  more

II. The Trouble with Dignitatis Humanae—The Dilemma

We address here the issue of how two contradictory Church documents, each apparently infallible, can be reconciled. more

III. The Trouble with Dignitatis Humanae—The Devastation in Its Train

We list here the more grievous of the evils that have flowed from the errors in the Declaration on Religious Liberty.  more

IV. Dignitatis Humanae—Response to Objections

This is a reply to an objection by a critic to the theses advanced in the papers critical of the Declaration on Religious Freedom.  more

V. Dignitatis Humanae—Michael Davies' Study

Among the best analyses of Vatican II's Declaration on Religious Freedom is Michael Davies' book, "The Second Vatican Council and Religious Liberty".

This paper exposes some of its few shortcomings.  more

VI. Dignitatis Humanae—Response to Objections II

This is the reply to a second set of objections to the theses advanced in the papers on this website critical of the Vatican Council's Declaration on Religious Freedom.  more

VII. Archbishop Chaput on the American Bishops, John F Kennedy and Religious Liberty

Much has been made of Archbishop Chaput's recent suggestion that John F Kennedy is to blame for undermining religious belief in American public life.  We think the blame lies elsewhere.  more

VIII. More on Archbishop Chaput, John F Kennedy and the American Bishops

There has been ongoing debate on the Chiesa website as to the propriety of Archbishop Chaput's criticism of John F Kennedy's comments in his September,1960 Houston Address.  The contributors continue, in our view, to get it wrong.  more

IX. Controversy in AD2000-What Authority has Vatican II?