Analyzing the Dates found in the Council of Trent
G.D.O'Bradovich III
September 4, 2012
There is a tradition for members of a convent or monastery to choose one of their members to become their leader. The next Pope (religious leader) is chosen from the College of Cardinals (members of the order). This is the reason why it is a religious order and not a church.
The Papal Religious Order declaration on the immortality of the soul in the early 1500's has led this researcher to wonder why this concept would be decided at such a late date. With the belief in a bodily resurrection, the concept of a soul is irrelevant and this is one reason why the Dogma of the immortal soul is unnecessary. Recent additions of the Papal Religious Order are the Immaculate Conception (1854), Papal Infallibility (1870) and the Assumption of Mary (1950).
The following list of dates is from the Council of Trent.
The Papal Religious Order declaration on the immortality of the soul in the early 1500's has led this researcher to wonder why this concept would be decided at such a late date. With the belief in a bodily resurrection, the concept of a soul is irrelevant and this is one reason why the Dogma of the immortal soul is unnecessary. Recent additions of the Papal Religious Order are the Immaculate Conception (1854), Papal Infallibility (1870) and the Assumption of Mary (1950).
The following list of dates is from the Council of Trent.
Session
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 |
Dates
thirteenth day of the month of December in the year of the Lord, 1545 seventh of the month of January in the year of the Lord MDXLVI fourth day of the month of February in the year 1546 eighth day of month in the year MDXLVI month of June in the year MDXLVI thirteenth of January MDXLVII thirteenth of January 1547 third day of the month of March MDXLVII in the year of the Lord's Incarnation MDXLVII on the eighth of the Calends of March eleventh day of the month of March in the year MDXLVII twenty first day of the month of April MDXLVII second day of the month of June MDXLVII year MDXLVIII of our Lord's Incarnation on the eighteen of the Calends of December Calends of May MDLI first day of September MDLI eleventh day of October MDLI on the twenty fifth of November MDLI twenty fifth day of January MDLII twenty eighth day of April MDLII year MDLX of the Lord's Incarnation on the third of the Calends of December eighteenth day of January MDLXII twenty sixth day of February MDLXII fourteenth day of May MDLXII fourth day of June MDLXII sixteenth day of July MDLXII seventeenth day of September MDLXII fifteenth day of July MDLXII eleventh day of November MDLXIII in the year of the Lord's Incarnation one thousand five hundred and sixty four on the seventh of the Calends of February |
We are impressed by the lack of consistency in the manner of dating. Although Roman Numerals are predominate, Arabic numbers are used. Calends, the manner of dating lunar cycles used by the Ancient Romans, are also found.
Roman Numerals for the year
Roman Numerals for the year of the "Lord's Incarnation" (Sessions 7, 10 and 16) "Lord's Incarnation" written in full (Session 25) "Year of the Lord" (Session 1) "Calends" (Sessions 7,10,11, and 25) Arabic Numbers (Sessions 1,3 and 6) |
The lack of consistency reveals that there was no standard for dating as late as the middle of the 16th century. Since no standard has developed through long and accepted usage, we can confidently conclude that all of the various forms of dating are recent.