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In these sources, the good Cardinal repeatedly affirms that the supernatural order, established by God in creation and consummated in the Incarnation and Redemption, remains obligatory and indispensable; the establishment of Christian piety and divine law in private life must find its complement in the public, civic order so that society might reflect the order of grace. Through the methodical work of Fr. Saint-Just, the book renders accessible this comprehensive vision: Christ’s kingship is universal, lawful, and foundational for all legitimate human community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2219\" data-start=\"1317\"\u003eVery apt for our time, in its systematic chapters the book shows that to deny the social reign of Christ — that is, to limit Christianity to private devotion or mere “personal morality” — is to accept the desacralization of society. Society is thusly reduced to a bifurcation in which the temporal order is autonomous, dechristened, and exposed to the revolutions of impiety, materialism, and social discord. Cardinal Pie, as Fr. Saint-Just presents him, insists that when the State or civil institutions abandon the recognition of Christ’s sovereign kingship, they relinquish their legitimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2219\" data-start=\"1317\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2219\" data-start=\"1317\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLAUDS AND APPROBATIONS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2219\" data-start=\"1317\"\u003e“A beautiful book.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBr. M.-B. 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Pie, later Cardinal, arose with \u003cstrong\u003ecourage and vitality against… official naturalistic liberalism\u003c\/strong\u003e… We were not yet in the age of modernism, nor its substitutes, but Mgr. Pie—a true prophet—had seen clearly and afar. He preached from the mountaintop, and \u003cstrong\u003ehis words still echo today.\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Études franciscaines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2219\" data-start=\"1317\"\u003eAn “\u003cstrong\u003eexcellent work, so full of doctrine and piety\u003c\/strong\u003e… The relevance of the subject-matter and the \u003cstrong\u003esound, clearly-expounded doctrine\u003c\/strong\u003e ensure this book’s apostolic success, which will be the best reward for the author.”\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Polybiblion \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2219\" data-start=\"1317\"\u003e\"Cardinal Pie was, in the last century, \u003cstrong\u003ethe Doctor par excellence of the Social Kingship of Jesus Christ\u003c\/strong\u003e. Although his teachings did not always receive the recognition they deserved, they have lost none of their verity or relevance. The Rev. Fr. 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This powerful theological and political treatise challenges one of modernity's foundational principles-the idea that sovereignty resides inherently in the people. This second Stabat Mater Press edition includes a foreword from \u003cstrong\u003eDr. John Rao\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Catholic doctrine and the teachings of Suarez, Maignen argues that true sovereignty belongs to God and is exercised through legitimate authorities, not directly by the people. He exposes the revolutionary doctrine of popular sovereignty as a dangerous error and a heresy that undermines divine order and social stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn important read for anyone interested in Catholic political philosophy, this work provides a rigorous critique of liberal and democratic ideologies from a 19th-century wholly Catholic integralist perspective. Maignen's sharp defense of monarchy and divine authority fits well with ongoing debates about legitimacy, governance, and morality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2219\" data-start=\"1317\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLAUDS AND APPROBATIONS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eThe author opposes the doctrine of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epopular sovereignty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which derives from the impious and heretical slogan of the Revolution, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll power comes from the people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He therefore opposes not this or that form of government, but the Revolution itself: ‘Do you want to kill it?’ says he. ‘\u003cstrong\u003eStrike the liberal Catholics, and you will kill the Revolution!\u003c\/strong\u003e’ Yes, it is indeed true: the liberal Catholics (or the liberals who call themselves Catholics, regardless of whether or not they understand what they are saying), by calling themselves by that name, \u003cstrong\u003eare in fact the vanguard of Freemasonry\u003c\/strong\u003e, the wise according to the flesh (I Corinthians 1:26), the heroes of fear, the valiant soldiers of retreat! And thus they are an obstacle to the good cause. ‘\u003cstrong\u003eHerein lies the obstacle to salvation—liberal Catholicism!\u003c\/strong\u003e’”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Civiltà Cattolica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 1892.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The proof of the principles set forth is presented… in the book in clear and concise terms, and can be read even by those who have little time. The author has sought to clarify the points upon which contemporary errors are based and to demonstrate the consequences of false maxims that, due to a sort of conventional wisdom, are accepted as true by many people.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eL’Université catholique\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 1892.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Was it not already a revolution to proclaim… that the law is the expression of the general will, and that the source of all authority lies essentially in the nation? 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