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Pascendi Dominici gregis (English: Feeding the Lord's Flock) is a papal encyclical letter, subtitled "On the Doctrines of the Modernists", promulgated by Pope Pius X on 8 September 1907. [ 1 ] Context
The oath marked the culmination of Pius X's campaign against the theological movement of Modernism, which he extensively analyzed and denounced as heretical in his 1907 encyclicals Pascendi Dominici gregis and Lamentabili sane exitu.
Pascendi dominici gregis: On the Doctrine of the Modernists: 8 September 1907: 12. Communium rerum: On St. Anselm of Aosta: 21 April 1909: 13. Editae saepe: On St. Charles Borromeo: 26 May 1910: 14. Notre charge apostolique “Our Apostolic Mandate” On socialist doctrines of the Sillon movement: 15 August 1910: 15. Iamdudum
Pascendi dominici gregis, Pius X, 8 September 1907; International Catholic University: James Hitchcock, Introduction to Modernism: Essays with bibliography arranged by subjects, headed "Note: Most of the works dealing with Modernism are sympathetic to the Modernists, and students should maintain a critical stance towards the assigned readings."
That was followed by the encyclical Pascendi dominici gregis (or "Feeding the Lord's Flock"), which characterized Modernism as the "synthesis of all heresies." Following these, Pius X ordered that all clerics take the Anti-Modernist oath , Sacrorum antistitum .
Pope Pius X further elaborated on the characteristics and consequences of Modernism, from his perspective, in an encyclical entitled "Pascendi Dominici gregis" (Feeding the Lord's Flock) on September 8, 1907. [78] Pascendi Dominici Gregis states that the principles of Modernism, taken to a logical conclusion, lead to atheism.
He used historical criticism method in his theological research. He applied strict critical method while studying the Church dogma and history as well as manuscripts of the Holy Scripture. He lost his chair in the Institute in the aftermath of the publication of Pascendi dominici gregis (8 September 1907) encyclical of Pope Pius X. [1]
With the explicit condemnation of modernism by Pope Pius X, first in the decree Lamentabili sane exitu of July 1907 and then in the encyclical Pascendi dominici gregis of September 1907, Tyrrell's fate was sealed. Tyrrell wrote two letters to The Times in which he strongly criticized that encyclical. [3]