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Did any Jesuit opponents of early Jansenism argue that Augustine was wrong on any points?

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Cornelius Jansen is known as the intellectual father of [Jansenism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansenism) , a movement [not unlike Calvinism](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/52916/21576) in a few respects, like its emphasis on original sin and predestination. Jansen's book, *Augustinus* (published 1640), focuses on the works of Augustine to argue for these doctrines. Opponents to Jansenism didn't waste any time; Wikipedia indicates that Jesuits "designated" Nicolas Caussin and François Pinthereau to write anti-Jansenist works in the 1640s. By the following decade, the movement had been condemned by the Pope. Of course, Augustine was and is a highly regarded Christian theologian, though the Catholic church today recognizes that he was sometimes mistaken. But I'd like to know if the anti-Jansenists were willing to make that admission, or if they focused their attack solely on Jansen's arguments. So my question is: **Did the anti-Jansenist writings published before the papal condemnation ever directly say that Augustine was wrong on a particular point, or did they exclusively argue that Jansen and his followers had misused or misinterpreted Augustine?**
Asked by Nathaniel is protesting (42928 rep)
Oct 3, 2016, 12:57 PM
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