Modernists And Hadith Rejecters by Sajid A. Kayum

Bible became quite popular in the
Protestant churches and found its way
into Catholic churches. It was an offshoot
of the concept of 'sola scriptura' which
asserts that Bible is God's written word that is
self-authenticating, clear (perspicuous) to the
rational reader. The Bible is its own interpreter
(scripture interprets Scripture), and sufficient of itself to be the
final authority of Christian doctrine.
The excesses of the Christian church in Medieval Europe and
the view that the Church was a hurdle to social, scientific and cultural
progress gave strength to the idea of the separation of the Church and
the State - giving rise to secularism.
Modern European philosophers played an important role in
forwarding Modernism, by using philosophy to integrate the
Christian and Jewish scriptures with secular learning. Collectively
these trends were seen as 'progressive thinking,' and it was forcefully
argued that religion must be primarily caused and centered on the
feelings of believers.
In 1864, Pope Pius IX issued a document called, 'The Syllabus
of Errors' that condemned the ideas that human reason is the sole
arbiter of truth and falsehood; and rejected calls that the Pope
reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and
modern civilization.
This document was largely ignored because the trend of
injecting secular values and to 'fit in' with the times was firmly
established; and rather than be a source of correction, it itself had to
be re-interpreted by Catholic apologetics.
The evolution of ideas, similar to the Christian dogma of 'sola
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