User talk:Frjoe

I posted a change to the existing text because Pope Benedict XII is famous, at least in the history of the Church, for his papal bull on the beatific vision. I could have expanded on the matter, but decided to start with a simple introduction.

Having studied a fair bit of theology and church history, I was surprised to find a statement in the article claiming that Benedict XII "campaigned" against the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. What made this claim particularly suspect was the way a previous contributor put this in the context of Benedict's decision to reverse certain teachings of Pope John XXII. We have written evidence that Pope John did not accept the tradition about the Immaculate Conception. Therefore, it makes no sense to claim that Benedict XII rejected his predecessor's position and then turn around and say that he agreed with his predecessor on this teaching.

Frjoe (talk) 06:07, 19 August 2008 (UTC)