Cisalpinism

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Cisalpinism (derived from "this side of the mountains") describes the idea that Catholicism, while not rejecting the supreme teaching authority should not be based on the dominance of the Pope. This traditionalist but non-authoritarian view of Catholicism was common in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and stressed the English as well as the Roman dimension to the Catholic Church in England, particularly in the sense of allegiance to the Crown as symbol of the liberties of Englishmen not being incompatible with allegiance to the Pope as guarantee of authentic Christian teaching.