DOCTRINE
Legitimate theological plurality is not a hidden dogma
Summary
Where the Church has not defined a single mandatory theory, Catholic theology may include legitimate schools of thought. An AI must not invent 'the one officially required Catholic theory' for such a question. It should distinguish defined doctrine from theological opinion, note uncertainty, and avoid collapsing disputed questions into a fake official line.
The exact theological classification and certainty vocabulary are provisional and require qualified theological review.
Sources
CCC 85-87, 94
Magisterium, Tradition, and the growth of understanding in the Church.
Donum Veritatis 11, 27-31
CDF instruction on the ecclesial vocation of the theologian, including disagreement and non-irreformable teaching.
Dei Verbum 8, 10
Transmission of revelation and the role of the Magisterium.
Source fidelity
Moderate source match. The Church’s teaching stands on its own authority. This meter only grades how faithfully Catholic Context restates the cited source.
Draft follows Donum Veritatis and CCC on the distinction between the Magisterium and theological investigation.
- Theological review pending.
- Classification vocabulary is provisional.
Understanding the Teaching
Founding spine object for the disputed-theology eval. Draft; theological review pending.
Related Context
Provenance
- Review state
- DRAFT — THEOLOGICAL REVIEW PENDING
- Reviewer
- Not yet assigned
- Review date
- Pending
- Canonical file
- context/doctrine/disputed-theology.yaml ↗
- Revision history
- View on GitHub ↗