On this subject the Sovereign Pontiff, Benedict XIV., our immortal predecessor, has left in his Constitution Sollicita ac provides, certain rules for men of study, full of wisdom and authority. He has even proposed to them, as a model to imitate in this matter, St. Thomas Aquinas, whose moderation of language and maturity of style are maintained as well in the combat against adversaries, as in the exposition of doctrine and the proofs destined for its defence.
Qua de re plena sapientiae ac gravitatis praecepta doctis viris tradidit immortalis memoriae Pontifex Decessor Noster Benedictus XIV in Constitutione u Sollicita ac provida; imo etiam exemplar ad imitandum proposuit sanctum Thomam Aquinatem, qui pacato semper stilo et gravi dicendi forma utitur, non solum cum docet, veritatemque argumentis communit, sed etiam cum adversarios urget et insectatur.vatican.va vatican.va