The Breakdown of Patriarchy and the Necessity of Restoration for Western Civilization
Introduction
The crises of modern Western civilization—political instability, social fragmentation, and ecclesial division—cannot be fully understood apart from the collapse of hierarchical authority, particularly patriarchy, which is the divinely instituted ordering of human relationships across family, civil society, and the Church. This essay argues that the rejection of Pope Boniface VIII’s infallible declaration in Unam Sanctam (1302) marked the beginning of a prolonged dismantling of patriarchal order, culminating in the 20th century with near-total disorder at all levels of society. The restoration of Western Civilization, therefore, requires the deliberate reestablishment of patriarchal hierarchy in the family, civil institutions, and ecclesial structures.
I. Unam Sanctam and the Rejection of Supreme Authority
In 1302, Pope Boniface VIII issued Unam Sanctam, solemnly and infallibly declaring …More
Good article. Tracing the collapse of the patriarchy to Luther's rejection of both papal authority and assertion of the priesthood of all believers ca 1517 may be a clearer origin of the collapse of the patriarchy. That collapse is certainly a critical component in the collapse of both Western Civilization and Christendom.