Editing Development of doctrine (section)

== As distinct from evolution of dogmas ==
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There is a more radical understanding of development of doctrine that is known as ''evolution of dogmas''. This view, mixed in with philosophical currents such as [[vitalism]], [[immanentism]] and [[historicism]], was at the heart of the [[Modernism (Roman Catholicism)|modernist controversy]] during the papacy of [[Pius X]], and was condemned in the encyclical ''[[Pascendi dominici gregis]]''. Although modernist [[intellectualism|intellectuals]] such as [[George Tyrrell]] and [[Alfred Loisy]] did at times cite the influence of Newman's ideas on their thinking, their goal was not so much to understand the ancient roots of Church doctrine but to make it change meaning, according to their own ideas in the liberal spirit of the times.<ref>"Modernism", in "Glossary", ''1987 Catholic Almanac'', Huntington, IN:  Our Sunday Visitor, p. 318.</ref>