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Many of you have heard the narrative that St. Thomas and most medievals DENIED the Immaculate Conception until Bl. Scotus saved the day by, for the first time, thinking of a preservative redemption. 

This narrative has been questioned by many Thomists LONG BEFORE the definition of the doctrine in 1854, going all the way back to the Council of Basel in the 15th century where Juan de Segovia defended St. Thomas against Juan de Torquemada’s claim that St. Thomas denied the teaching. 

While the standard defense of St. Thomas was compiled by John of St. Thomas in the early 17th century, a more extensive defense was given in the 19th century by Norbert del Prado, including interesting evidence of the care taken in the definition of Bl. Pius IX NOT to contradict the traditional reading of St. Thomas in the Dominican Order. 

This work “Divus Thomas et Bulla Dogmatica ‘Ineffabilis Deus’” was originally written in Latin, but I happen to possess an English copy that was done via AI translation. 

To celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, I will be sending a copy of this translation to anyone who donates TODAY to our end of year fundraiser of ANY amount. 

Donate here: https://christianbwagner.com/donate

Ite ad Thomam, 
Christian B. Wagner

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Many of you have heard the narrative that St. Thomas and most medievals DENIED the Immaculate Conception until Bl. Scotus saved the day by, for the first time, thinking of a preservative redemption. 

This narrative has been questioned by many Thomists LONG BEFORE the definition of the doctrine in 1854, going all the way back to the Council of Basel in the 15th century where Juan de Segovia defended St. Thomas against Juan de Torquemada’s claim that St. Thomas denied the teaching. 

While the standard defense of St. Thomas was compiled by John of St. Thomas in the early 17th century, a more extensive defense was given in the 19th century by Norbert del Prado, including interesting evidence of the care taken in the definition of Bl. Pius IX NOT to contradict the traditional reading of St. Thomas in the Dominican Order. 

This work “Divus Thomas et Bulla Dogmatica ‘Ineffabilis Deus’” was originally written in Latin, but I happen to possess an English copy that was done via AI translation. 

To celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, I will be sending a copy of this translation to anyone who donates TODAY to our end of year fundraiser of ANY amount. 

Donate here: https://christianbwagner.com/donate

Ite ad Thomam, 
Christian B. Wagner

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