Unigenitus

Unigenitus Dei Filius
Latin for 'Only-begotten Son of God'
Apostolic constitution of Pope Clement XI
Coat of arms of Pope Clement XI
Signature date 8 September 1713
SubjectCondemnation of Jansenism
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Unigenitus[a] (named for its Latin opening words Unigenitus Dei Filius, or "Only-begotten Son of God") is an apostolic constitution in the form of a papal bull promulgated by Pope Clement XI in 1713. It opened the final phase of the Jansenist controversy in France. Unigenitus censured 101 propositions of Pasquier Quesnel as:

false, captious, ill-sounding, offensive to pious ears, scandalous, pernicious, rash, injurious to the Church and its practices, contumelious to Church and State, seditious, impious, blasphemous, suspected and savouring of heresy, favouring heretics, heresy, and schism, erroneous, bordering on heresy, often condemned, heretical, and reviving various heresies, especially those contained in the famous propositions of Jansenius.[1]


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  1. ^ "Unigenitus". Papalencyclicals.net. September 8, 1713. Retrieved November 21, 2016.