Catholic Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia II - Catholic Encyclopedia - Intent

Catholic Encyclopedia - Intent

The encyclopedia was designed to serve the Catholic Church, omitting facts and information which have no relation to the Church and explaining matters from the point of view of the official Catholic doctrine. It records the accomplishments of Catholics in nearly all intellectual and professional pursuits including artists, educators, poets, scientists. While limited in scope from other general encyclopedias, it was quite different from previous efforts for a comprehensive Catholic encyclopedia which studied only internal Church affairs.

On issues that divide the Catholic from other Churches and Protestant ecclesial communities, the text consistently presents matters from the Catholic point of view. But since the encyclopedia was undertaken in 1913, some of its entries are not up to date, either with respect to the secular domain or to the Catholic ecclesiastical world. In particular, it predates the Second Vatican Council, which introduced significant changes in Catholic practice.

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