{"id":5011,"date":"2017-11-22T05:03:14","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T05:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2017\/11\/22\/aquinas-falls-from-the-pedestal\/"},"modified":"2017-11-22T05:03:14","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T05:03:14","slug":"aquinas-falls-from-the-pedestal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2017\/11\/22\/aquinas-falls-from-the-pedestal\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquinas Falls from the Pedestal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 11pt;\">Thomas Merton, <em>Journals<\/em>, vol.&#0160; 5 (1963-1965), p. 295:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 11pt;\">In the refectory the other day articles on the Council [Vatican II, 1962-1965] were being read and a lot was said about St. Thomas [Aquinas] &#8212; he is no longer on an official pedestal &#8212; he is no longer the one to be followed as chief authority in seminary teaching. 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