Fr. Maximilian - The Cornerstone #4: St. Thomas Aquinas & Th

Ave Maria! Did you know that two of St. Thomas Aquinas' most illustrious professors at the University of Paris, Fr. Alexander of Hales, OFM, and St. Albert the Great, OP, held what has come to be known as the Franciscan position regarding the Incarnation? Perhaps this explains why St. Thomas had such great respect for the position that Bl. John Duns Scotus would take up and defend so ardently some 40 years later. In this episode Fr. Maximilian demonstrates from the writings of Aquinas that the position of Scotus on the absolute primacy of Christ is possible and even probable, even though St. Thomas held the opposite opinion to be more probable. This video series is based on the book A Primer on the Absolute Primacy of Christ by the host Fr. Maximilian M. Dean, FI. See our bookstore at Marymediatrix.com

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[VirFortunaeLucisque]

I *LOVE* the term "ABSOLUTE PRIMACY." Vivat Rex Caelestis!

[baldwalrus7]

I suspect the Franciscan thesis would say that the Incarnation was motivated by Christ's primacy, but the atonement on the Cross to save us from sin was motivated by human sinfulness.

[tfnat]

Father, you make your point clearly but does it mean that the incarnation becomes a revelational project of God in which case He continues in His plan of sharing His divinity with us? If this is solely the case, the plan of salvation stands on its head and a lot of biblical teachings about redemption are called to question. Is he here to save us from sin or just to show God's self? OR both? merry christmas.

[russianverizon2001]

god bless you