A Catechism of Modernism

A Catechism of Modernism is an attempt to organize into simplified form the tenets and beliefs of the Modernists -- whose doctrines and errors were roundly condemned by Pope St. Pius X. In his encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis, St. Pius X called Modernism "the synthesis of all heresies." Besides writing this encyclical condemning it, he also composed The Syllabus of Modernist Errors and issued the famous Anti-Modernistic Oath, which was heretofore required of all Catholic clergy. However, despite these valiant efforts by the Pope, Modernism survived to become the triumphant error of our post-Vatican II period.

Pope St. Pius X commended the author of this catechism and expressed the hope that it would receive a wide circulation. May its reappearance at this time serve to instruct the faithful about the subtle and pernicious errors of Modernism. Serious Catholics can do no better than to familiarize themselves with the contents of this book and put themselves on guard against this "perversion of the mind" that "leads to the annihilation of all religion."