And Mr. Buckley famously dissented from Church teaching in the 1960s with the essay, “Mater, Si, Magister, Non.”
I believe there is doubt about just who actually wrote the controversial comments referencing "Mater si, Magistra no". WFB certainly published the comments though. Interestingly I found this at National Review Online from an interview later in his life:
Lopez: Anything you wrote during your tenure that you regret?Buckley: I had belated second thoughts about the wisdom of republishing a quip of Garry Wills's in my "For the Record" column. It was the phrase: "Mater si, Magistra no," in response to a papal encyclical that got us into lots and lots of trouble with the liberal Catholic press over lots and lots of years.
You are correct. Mr. Buckley was quoting someone else, and only offered the comment in passing.
It did, however, come to represent the archetype of politically conservative rejection of various elements of Catholic social teaching, although it is not accurately laid at the feet of Mr. Buckley.
My apologies.
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