Ultramontanism

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Ultranontanism was a movement within the Roman Catholic Church of the 18th and 19th century. It placed strong emphasis on what the pope had to say. The name in composed of ultra ("beyond"), and refered to the fact that the pope at that time was on the other side of the Alps.

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  • The Gift of Authority Archived 2019-01-20 at the Wayback Machine (Eternal Word Television Network)
  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ultramontanism" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.