http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/11/14/saint-maximus-the-confessor-saint-thomas-aquinas-and-christs-two-wills/ By Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M. Dedicated to Saint Joseph the Betrothed, Patron and Protector of the Universal Church Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:54:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/11/14/saint-maximus-the-confessor-saint-thomas-aquinas-and-christs-two-wills/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Catholicism.org » Blog Archive » «Ad Rem» N° 52 (11/14/2007): An Appeal - St. Josaphat, Apostle of Eastern Catholic Unity Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:26:21 +0000 http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/11/14/saint-maximus-the-confessor-saint-thomas-aquinas-and-christs-two-wills/#comment-257 [...] » Also Posted on the Theology Blog is an entry on “The Three Levels of Magisterial Teaching,” something topically related to the subject I addressed at our last conference, and “Saint Maximus the Confessor, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Christ’s Two Wills.” [...] [...] » Also Posted on the Theology Blog is an entry on “The Three Levels of Magisterial Teaching,” something topically related to the subject I addressed at our last conference, and “Saint Maximus the Confessor, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Christ’s Two Wills.” [...]

]]> http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/11/14/saint-maximus-the-confessor-saint-thomas-aquinas-and-christs-two-wills/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Perry Robinson Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:59:27 +0000 http://brotherandre.stblogs.com/2007/11/14/saint-maximus-the-confessor-saint-thomas-aquinas-and-christs-two-wills/#comment-220 The problem is that Thomas's view is in contradiction to Maximus' express views. Maximus thinks that Christ in fact does will two different things at the same time in the Pasison, to save his life and to go to the cross, whereas Thomas says that the will to save his life isn't a genuine willing but an appetite or desire, indicating that natural and sinless human disposition is contrary to grace. The problem is that Thomas’s view is in contradiction to Maximus’ express views. Maximus thinks that Christ in fact does will two different things at the same time in the Pasison, to save his life and to go to the cross, whereas Thomas says that the will to save his life isn’t a genuine willing but an appetite or desire, indicating that natural and sinless human disposition is contrary to grace.

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