Editing Syllabus of Errors (section)

{{Short description|1864 document issued by the Holy See}}
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[[File:Portrait pius ix.jpg|thumb|right|Pope Pius IX, ca. 1864]]

The '''Syllabus of Errors''' is the name given to an index document issued by the [[Holy See]] under [[Pope Pius IX]] on 8 December 1864 at the same time as his [[Encyclical#Catholic usage|encyclical letter]] {{lang|la|[[Quanta cura]]}}.<ref>Pius PP. IX. ''Quanta cura''. Romae, 1864. [https://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-ix/la/documents/encyclica-quanta-cura-8-decembris-1864.html link].</ref> It collected a total of 80 propositions that the Pope considered to be current [[Theological censure|errors]] or [[Heresy in the Catholic Church|heresies]], pairing the briefest headings with references to the various documents where the actual teachings are found.

The documents referenced by the ''Syllabus'' were intended to be a rebuttal of [[liberalism]], [[modernism in the Catholic Church|modernism]], [[moral relativism]], [[secularization]], and the [[political emancipation]] of Europe from the tradition of Catholic monarchies<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14368b.htm |title=The Syllabus of Pius IX |publisher=Kevin Knight, dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary |website=[[New Advent]] |access-date=19 December 2016}}</ref> but some relate to specific nations.