by Arthur J. Lenti, SDB

Subjects:

• Introduction: Establishing a Framework
• Part I. The Bosco-Gastaldi Conflict from the Approval of the Salesian Constitutions to Archbishop
• Fissore’s Failed Mediation (May 1874 – February 1875)
• Recalling the Issues in Context
• Initial Action by the Protagonists: Renewed Recourse To Rome
• The Planned Spiritual Retreat for School Teachers
• An Incident Regarding the Giving of the Clerical Habit
• Don Bosco’s Acceptance of Diocesan Seminarians and
• New Appeals to Rome
• Further Episodes and Don Bosco’s Appeals to Rome
• Archbishop Fissore’s Mediation
• Part II. Developments and Episodes in the Years 1875-77 Leading to the Break
• Don Bosco’s Petition for More Extended Privileges
• The Work of Mary Help of Christians (Sons of Mary) and the Salesian Cooperators-and Gastaldi’s
• Opposition
• Don Bosco’s Supposed “Suspension”
• Gastaldi’s Threatened Resignation
• Don Bosco’s Publication of Graces of Mary Help of Christians
• Archbishop Federico Aneiros’ Visit
• Former Diocesan Seminarian Father Angelo Maria Rocca
• Father Giovanni Perenchio and Father Giuseppe Lazzero
• Part III. The Final Phase Of The Bosco-Gastaldi Connict (1878-1882)
• The Five Anonymous Anti-Gastaldi Pamphlets
• The Bonetti-Gastaldi Confrontation: Origin and Early Development to Father Bonetti’s Suspension (1878-1879)
• Development of the Bonetti-Gastaldi Controversy with Don Bosco’s Involvement (1879-1880)
• The Bosco-Gastaldi Conflict after the Appearance of the Defamatory Pamphlets to the Conclusion of the Bonetti Affair and the Concordia (1880-1882)
• Concluding Comments on the Final Phase of the Conflict
• General Concluding Comments and Evaluation
• Bibliographical Note