Joseph Carrière
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Joseph Carrière
Joseph Carrière (b. 19 February 1795, at Lapanouse-de-Cernon
, near Rodez
, France
; d. at Lyon
, 23 April 1864) was a French Sulpician moral theologian, and from 1850 the thirteenth superior of the Society of Saint-Sulpice
. Carrière was the first writer of note to treat theology in its relations to the Napoleonic Code
.
in 1812, and five years later, at the age of twenty-two, became a member of the society and was ordained priest. The following year, he was called to Saint-Sulpice to teach the postgraduate course of moral theology
.
In 1829 he came to America in the capacity of official visitor to the Sulpician houses, and was invited to take part in the First Provincial Council of Baltimore.
Conservative in temperament and by education, he was one of the first to combat the ideas of de Lamennais.
He was inclined to the opinion, generally held in France in his day, that the State had the power to create diriment impediments to marriage among Catholics; but he abandoned it as soon as it was disapproved at Rome.
Joseph Carrière (b. 19 February 1795, at Lapanouse-de-Cernon
Lapanouse-de-Cernon
Lapanouse-de-Cernon is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, near Rodez
Rodez
Rodez is a town and commune in southern France, in the Aveyron department, of which it is the capital. Its inhabitants are called Ruthénois.-History:Existing from at least the 5th century BC, Rodez was founded by the Celts...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; d. at Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, 23 April 1864) was a French Sulpician moral theologian, and from 1850 the thirteenth superior of the Society of Saint-Sulpice
Society of Saint-Sulpice
The Society of Saint-Sulpice is a Catholic Society of Apostolic Life named for Eglise Saint-Sulpice, Paris, in turn named for St. Sulpitius the Pious. Typically, priests become members of the Society of St. Sulpice only after ordination and some years of pastoral work. Uniquely, Sulpicians retain...
. Carrière was the first writer of note to treat theology in its relations to the Napoleonic Code
Napoleonic code
The Napoleonic Code — or Code Napoléon — is the French civil code, established under Napoléon I in 1804. The code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs go to the most qualified...
.
Life
He entered the seminary of Saint-SulpiceSaint-Sulpice (Paris)
Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic church in Paris, France, on the east side of the Place Saint-Sulpice, in the Luxembourg Quarter of the VIe arrondissement. At 113 metres long, 58 metres in width and 34 metres tall, it is only slightly smaller than Notre-Dame and thus the second largest church in...
in 1812, and five years later, at the age of twenty-two, became a member of the society and was ordained priest. The following year, he was called to Saint-Sulpice to teach the postgraduate course of moral theology
Moral theology
Moral theology is a systematic theological treatment of Christian ethics. It is usually taught on Divinity faculties as a part of the basic curriculum.- External links :*...
.
In 1829 he came to America in the capacity of official visitor to the Sulpician houses, and was invited to take part in the First Provincial Council of Baltimore.
Conservative in temperament and by education, he was one of the first to combat the ideas of de Lamennais.
Works
Carrière's published writings are:- "Dissertation sur la réhabilitation des marriages nuls" (1828–34);
- "Juris cultor theologus circa obligationes restitutionis", by I. Vogler, S.J., enlarged and adapted to the French Law (1833), and incorporated in MigneMignéMigné is a commune in the Indre department in central France.-References:*...
's "Theologiae Cursus Completus"; - "Praelectiones theologicae: De Matrimonio" (2 vols., Paris, 1837; Louvain, 1838); a compendium of this work (1837), which has had eight editions;
- "Praelectiones theologicae: De justitia et jure" (3 vols., Paris, 1839; Louvain, 1845), and a compendium (1840) which also reached its eighth edition;
- "Praelectiones theologicae: De Contractibus (3 vols., Paris, 1844–47; Louvain, 1846–48), of which the compendium (1848) has had four editions.
He was inclined to the opinion, generally held in France in his day, that the State had the power to create diriment impediments to marriage among Catholics; but he abandoned it as soon as it was disapproved at Rome.