Project Gutenberg 2014-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 117 Petruccelli della Gattina, Ferdinando 1816 1890 Gattina, Ferdinando Petruccelli della Della Gattina, Ferdinando Petruccelli Il Concilio Produced by Giovanni Fini, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Il Concilio" by Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work discusses the ecumenical councils of the Catholic Church, particularly focusing on the significant implications and transformations during these gatherings, from their origins to their effects on church and state relations. It delves into the church's struggle between maintaining traditional doctrine and adapting to modernity, highlighting the concerns and expectations of various European powers regarding these ecclesiastical decisions. The opening of the book introduces a scene filled with political tension and clerical deliberation, as it sets the stage for the ecumenical council held in 1869. It captures the apprehension of both the Catholic Church and secular governments in Europe regarding the church's stance on modern civilization. The text raises pressing questions about the authority of the church versus the state, the representation of bishops, and the potential changes in doctrine that may arise from the council's deliberations. This context hints at the broader theme of the church's historical evolution and its attempts to reconcile tradition with contemporary societal changes, a conflict central to the narrative that unfolds in the following chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Councils and synods, Ecumenical -- History BX Text IT Religione e Spiritualità Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious Category: Politics 237396 2025-07-18T17:21:44.917555 text/html 218126 2024-10-24T10:21:45 text/html 119551 2025-07-18T17:21:49.204501 application/epub+zip 123786 2025-07-18T17:21:45.814506 application/epub+zip 123786 2025-07-18T17:21:45.373529 application/epub+zip 239928 2025-07-18T17:21:52.500467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181332 2025-07-18T17:21:48.755501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181666 2022-09-21T08:54:31.394845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204416 2025-07-18T17:21:44.236504 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184600 2024-10-24T10:21:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18067 2025-07-18T17:21:52.631482 application/rdf+xml 14143 2025-07-18T17:21:45.444524 image/jpeg 2910 2025-07-18T17:21:45.410506 image/jpeg 109016 2025-07-18T17:21:44.938512 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia