I:
Yes. Centesimus Annus (century year = hundredth year) is
the last year of the 100-year cycle, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centesimus_AnnusSimon notes:
THAT sort of fuzzy thinking IS more like baloney than
intelligent discussion. There is nothing at that URL
concerning whether a Gregorian year number ending
in 00 is the last year of any cycle. The word hundredth
is used there as in "hundredth anniversary".
Please people, get rational!
I:
It is true that the word 'centesimus'
is not restricted to the counted objects.
It simply means the hunderdth and not the zeroth.
I see no hint that Gregory knew
chronological centuries with a
fixed beginning. But if we assume this
we must accept that 1601 was considered
as the first year of the 17th century.
Regards
Michael
