Bishop Williamson explores the nature of reality, how Kantian philosophy views God, miracles, and revelation, a brief critique of Cardinal Ratzinger and John Paul II’s thinking and the concept of vital immanence.
Bishop Williamson discusses the modernist view of Jesus Christ, how modernists are deceptive, and a critique of charismatics.
Bishop Williamson digresses into a discussion on the TWA Airliner disaster, then goes on to discuss the modernist interpretation of the Bible, the democratization of the Church, and the Hegelian dialectic.
Bishop Williamson hands over the bulk of the conference to a seminarian who discusses the problems of American Catholicism before Vatican II, Alexis de Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America,” the contraception mentality, Allan Bloom’s “The Closing of the American Mind.” and American jurisprudence.
Bishop Williamson discusses how Americans are unconscious Protestants, saccharine Catholicism, principles of the Founding Fathers, and how men must prepare their minds for action.
Bishop Williamson introduces these conference by stating the reasons for studying Papal encyclicals. He mentions the idea of Fiftiesism, and the importance of studying history.
