Dogmatic Progression

[matthew1618]

What is dogmatic progression?

[phatcatholic]

Honestly, I'm not familiar with the phrase, but I'm guessing that it may have something to do with "development of doctrine." I did a google search, which revealed this definition:[list]
[*]This doesn't mean that Church doctrine cannot change - theologians use the idea of [i]dogmatic progression[/i], by which human ideas, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, slowly develop towards the real truth.
[/list]This is from an article on the BBC website about the Assumption of Mary.....so take it for what it's worth. But, it does seem to confirm my suspicion. You can read the rest of the article here:
[url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/beliefs/assumption.shtml"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/ch...ssumption.shtml[/url]

There is also an entry in the Directory on development of doctrine, if you would like to read more about this concept:
[url="http://www.phatmass.com/directory/index.php/cat/345"]http://www.phatmass.com/directory/index.php/cat/345[/url]

I hope that helps.....and I apologize in advance if some (or many) of the links are dead.

Pax Christi,
phatcatholic