The article describes the new situation created by the publication of pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic constitution Anglicanorum coetibus. As first there is a depiction of key-notions in Anglican theology, as well as the explanation where so called 'Anglican traditionalists' come from. In the next part the Author describes the situation of internal divisions in Anglican Communion caused by controversies over women's ordination (in the past) and gay ordination and marriage (at present). On the basis of these statements the Author explains why the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum coetibus has been necessary and whom is it really addressed to. Then, we find the brief presentation of the content of Anglicanorum coetibus, followed by the description of first reactions from Anglican protagonists and adversaries of the papal document. The article next portrays the initiative of Anglican Global South as a response to regrettable developments in Anglican Communion. According to the Author the life-long solution for Anglicans may come with wide-spread adoption of the Anglican Covenant, strongly supported by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The solution opened by the papal constitution will probably attract only a small (about 0,5% of Anglican population) group of above named traditionalists. The article is summed-up by a bitter reflection about the lack of care for Christian unity in controversial decision-making by some Anglican (especially ECUSA) and protestant Churches.
The paper is devoted to the exposition of the principles of educational justice as perceived in the Protestant view. They are presented at the background of educational implications of the Reformation’s theology. These principles shape normative standards evaluating the educational process. Among criteria of normative standards are: respect towards every individual, emancipation, acceptance of pluralism, ecumenism, comprehensive concept of education with special stress on existential and spiritual dimensions, emphasis on the hermeneutical aspect of education. Idea of educational justice demands to view the education not only from the angle of acquiring qualifications but also in the existential perspective.
The article presents some identitary problems related to the publication of the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus. The document, published the 4th November 2009, opened the way for the creation of personal ordinariates for members of the Anglican community who wish to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church. This document, followed by a Note of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, introduced a canonical structure that allows Anglicans enter the Catholic Church, preserving their spiritual and liturgical heritage. The Pope's decision is a response to inquiries of some Anglican groups. At the same time, it raises many questions related to the Anglican confessional identity. A serious crisis within the Anglican community - which mainly concerns moral teaching and pastoral practice - shows difficulties in expressing the Anglican identity. The source of these difficulties is the identitary problem in the history of the Church of England separated from Rome during the reign of Henry VIII. Because there is no doctrinal cause of this separation, the Anglican community seeks to find its identity in some specific theological ideas (such as via media and comprehensiveness) or in the unity of its liturgical worship. But the recent crisis shows that Anglican identitary factors are often insufficient. The Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus is a proposal made to the Anglicans who wish to preserve their spiritual heritage and liturgy at the same time gaining support for their Anglican identity in the Catholic communion. The unity of the Christian faith is not opposed to acceptable and justified diversity in the Church of Christ. Perhaps, the proposal expressed by the Pope in his Constitution would be a solution of the contemporary ecumenical crisis.
The author weighs the problem of Joseph Ratzinger’s perception of the Second Vatican Council in the light of the Cardinal’s comments on selected documents, especially the Constitution. The remarks date back to the time of the Council, however, they are also supplemented by further comments, evaluating the implementation of the Council decisions in the contemporary Church. In his style of thinking and acting, Ratzinger adopted the method that combined the Church’s past with its future. He supports the idea that history, seen as a stage-by-stage process, helps to understand the Church and maintain its identity. Being committed to the past and looking into the future, is an element that puts together the saving reality in the Church. That is why in the Council works Ratzinger saw the possibility of re-interpretation of the Catholic Church’s heritage. This was to be done by the changing of the language of theology by making it closer to an individual. It would help to spread the message of salvation and deepen the Catholic identity. The strengthening of its own identity Gould serve the ecumenical dialogue. According to Ratzinger, not all of the Council regulations took their proper direction, especially in the case of the liturgy.
This paper tries to present the situation in the church from 1789 to 1962. This historical survey shows the reasons why the council needed to be called. Then there is a brief presentation of some of the main contributions of the council, document after document, including some of the buried treasures and points which are still being fought over. It is not exhaustive. It mentions where further work needs to be done.
According to can 1124 of the Code of Canon Law of 1983, without the expressed permission of the competent authority, marriage is prohibited between two baptized persons, one of whom is baptized in the Catholic Church and the other belonging to a Church or ecclesial community not in full communion with the Catholic Church (e.g. the Lutheran Church). As for mixed marriages, in the present valid Code of Canon Law, there is characteristic ecumenical spirit. There is no mention of the 'heretic-party' but the Code of Canon Law speaks of the 'baptized non-Catholic party'. The local Ordinary of the Catholic party can grant permission for the canonical celebration of mixed marriage, but this permission has no influence on the validity of this marriage. The baptized non-Catholic party makes no promise, but he or she is to be informed only of the promise and the obligation to be made by the Catholic party. If in spite of all efforts, the children are neither baptized nor brought up in the Catholic Church, the Catholic parent does not incur automatically a censure of the Canon Law (compare can. 1366 CIC). In individual cases, if there are serious difficulties in the way of observing the canonical form, the local Ordinary of the Catholic party has the right to dispense from it. For validity, however, some public form of celebration is required. The diocesan Bishop can grant the permission for the liturgical celebration of mixed marriage of the Catholic party with the non-Catholic (e.g. Lutheran) party within Holy Mass. The same diocesan Bishop can also grant the permission to receive the Eucharist, servatis servandis, by the baptized non-Catholic party.
The specific aim of this study is to emphasize the universality of its overall contribution to the renewal of the Church in the realm of pacifism, ecumenism, social teaching of the Church in confrontation with national socialism. The following is the sketch of the fundamentals of his ecclesiology, which are the Kingdom of God - Christ - The Church. In his case it is a Christocentricpneumatological ecclesiology. The author presents the image of the Church as „fraternal community“, which he calls Philadelphia. This vision of the Church seeks to be realized through the community, which plays the role of a small Church in the whole Church (ecclesiola in Ecclesia) and is to be an effective means of its renewal and apostolate in the life of the individual believers and parishes. This renewal supposed to be accomplished through the reigning marks of the Church: unity, holiness, Catholicism and apostolicity, which also represent the spirituality and sacred nature of the order of renewal itself.
This article describes the canonic situation of catechumens, especially their possibility to celebrate the marriage in the Catholic Church. After the recapitulation of Church-documents concerning catechumens since the Second Vatican Council the author describes the regulation of their possibilities to celebrate the Church-marriage specially - both in the area of liturgical law, and in the canon law. The liturgical law gives large possibilities for such celebrations in the Catholic Church, while it seems that the text of C.I.C. excludes it. It is necessary to harmonize these two regulations. Using the principles of the canon law, especially the principle of the limitation of the natural right to marriage by the law and the principle of harmonization of the actual law and the pre-existent one (C.I.C. can. 21), the author concludes that the regulation by the canon law and the liturgical law are not in contradiction, but they complement each other. Otherwise the author does not hide the problems caused by the actual legislative regulation. The author gives a description of problematic questions: suitability of the license of the marriage of catechumens and of the proceeding according C.I.C. can. 1125 (the mixed marriage), question of necessity of the dispensation of the impediment of disparity of cult in the situation of marriage of a catholic and a catechumen, as well as proposals for their solution - proposals de lege ferenda. For the marriage of a catechumen and a catholic the author prefers the abolition of the impediment of disparity of cult. For the marriage of a catechumen and non-Catholic (both baptized and non-baptized) he prefers the request for permission, which would be very convenient and useful. The realization of these two proposals can be realized either by the particular legislation, or by the specification and the supplement of the universal canon law. If at least one of these proposals would be realized, it ought to change and to supple the forms used in the preparation of marriage.
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