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 |
|---|---|
| Chinese Rites controversy canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| 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
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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
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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
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Rome ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Catholic missions in China
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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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