Chinese Rites controversy
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The Chinese Rites controversy was a major 17th–18th century dispute within the Catholic Church over whether traditional Chinese ancestral and Confucian rites could be considered compatible with Christian doctrine.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chinese Rites controversy canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Chinese Rites controversy Context triple: [Pope Clement XI, involvedIn, Chinese Rites controversy]
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Great Rites Controversy
The Great Rites Controversy was a major 16th-century Ming dynasty political and ideological dispute over imperial ancestral rites and succession that reshaped court factions and Confucian orthodoxy in China.
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Nestorian controversy
The Nestorian controversy was a 5th-century Christological dispute over the nature and person of Christ, centering on the teachings of Nestorius and the title of Mary as Theotokos, which led to major church councils and lasting schisms.
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Investiture Controversy
The Investiture Controversy was an 11th–12th century power struggle between the papacy and secular rulers over who held the authority to appoint bishops and other high church officials.
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Reuchlin–Pfefferkorn affair
The Reuchlin–Pfefferkorn affair was an early 16th-century controversy in the Holy Roman Empire over the censorship and destruction of Jewish books, which became a landmark humanist defense of Jewish scholarship and freedom of learning.
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Traditionis custodes
Traditionis custodes is a 2021 apostolic letter issued by Pope Francis that significantly restricts the use of the traditional Latin (Tridentine) Mass and reasserts the authority of local bishops over its celebration.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chinese Rites controversy Target entity description: The Chinese Rites controversy was a major 17th–18th century dispute within the Catholic Church over whether traditional Chinese ancestral and Confucian rites could be considered compatible with Christian doctrine.
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A.
Great Rites Controversy
The Great Rites Controversy was a major 16th-century Ming dynasty political and ideological dispute over imperial ancestral rites and succession that reshaped court factions and Confucian orthodoxy in China.
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B.
Nestorian controversy
The Nestorian controversy was a 5th-century Christological dispute over the nature and person of Christ, centering on the teachings of Nestorius and the title of Mary as Theotokos, which led to major church councils and lasting schisms.
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C.
Investiture Controversy
The Investiture Controversy was an 11th–12th century power struggle between the papacy and secular rulers over who held the authority to appoint bishops and other high church officials.
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D.
Reuchlin–Pfefferkorn affair
The Reuchlin–Pfefferkorn affair was an early 16th-century controversy in the Holy Roman Empire over the censorship and destruction of Jewish books, which became a landmark humanist defense of Jewish scholarship and freedom of learning.
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E.
Traditionis custodes
Traditionis custodes is a 2021 apostolic letter issued by Pope Francis that significantly restricts the use of the traditional Latin (Tridentine) Mass and reasserts the authority of local bishops over its celebration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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religious controversy ⓘ theological dispute ⓘ |
| about |
compatibility of Confucian rites with Christian doctrine
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status of ancestor veneration in Christianity ⓘ translation of Christian terms into Chinese ⓘ |
| chronology | peaked in early 18th century ⓘ |
| endTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Jesuit policy of accommodation to Chinese culture
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disagreement over nature of Confucianism ⓘ question whether ancestral rites are civil or religious ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
condemnation of Chinese rites as superstitious by the Holy See
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debate on cultural accommodation in missionary work ⓘ imperial ban on Christian preaching in China ⓘ long-term decline of Catholic missions in Qing China ⓘ restriction of Christian missions in China ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dispute over Confucian rites
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dispute over ancestral veneration ⓘ imperial Chinese edicts on Christian missions ⓘ papal decrees on Chinese rites ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Counter-Reformation
NERFINISHED
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Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century reassessment of Chinese rites by the Vatican
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later Catholic teaching on inculturation ⓘ |
| involves |
Charles Maigrot
NERFINISHED
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Dominicans NERFINISHED ⓘ Franciscans NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesuits NERFINISHED ⓘ Kangxi Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Matteo Ricci NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Benedict XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Clement XI NERFINISHED ⓘ Propaganda Fide NERFINISHED ⓘ Yongzheng Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
China
NERFINISHED
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Rome ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Catholic missions in China
NERFINISHED
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Chinese rites NERFINISHED ⓘ inculturation in Christianity ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Dominican missionaries
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Franciscan missionaries ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| significantEvent |
Kangxi Emperor’s 1706 edict against missionaries refusing rites
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Yongzheng Emperor’s 1724 proscription of Christianity ⓘ papal bull Ex illa die (1715) NERFINISHED ⓘ papal bull Ex quo singulari (1742) NERFINISHED ⓘ papal decree Cum Deus Optimus (1704) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Jesuit missionaries ⓘ |
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Subject: Chinese Rites controversy Description of subject: The Chinese Rites controversy was a major 17th–18th century dispute within the Catholic Church over whether traditional Chinese ancestral and Confucian rites could be considered compatible with Christian doctrine.
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