|This article does not cite any references or sources. (December
2009)| Latitudinarian was initially a pejorative term applied to
a group of 17th-century English theologians who believed in
conforming to official Church of England practices but who felt
that matters of doctrine, liturgical practice, and
ecclesiastical organization were of relatively little
importance. Good examples of the latitudinarian philosophy were
found among the Cambridge Platonists and Sir Thomas Browne in
his Religio Medici. Currently, latitudinarianism should not be
confused with ecumenical movements, which seek to draw all
Christian churches together, rather than to de-emphasize
practical doctrine. The term has taken on a more general
meaning, indicating a personal philosophy which includes being
widely tolerant of other views, particularly (but not
necessarily) on religious matters. In the Roman Catholic Church,
latitudinarianism was condemned in the 19th century document
Quanta Cura, because Pope Pius IX felt that this attitude wa