Unitatis Redintegratio (UR), 1. Later quotes indeed showed that the older . There from the glorious times of the holy Fathers, monastic spirituality flourished which, then later flowed over into the Western world, and there provided the source from which Latin monastic life took its rise and has drawn fresh vigor ever since. Today, in many parts of the world, under the inspiring grace of the Holy Spirit, many efforts are being made in prayer, word and action to attain that fullness of unity which Jesus Christ desires. Vertalingen van het uitdrukking BINNEN DE ROOMS-KATHOLIEKE KERK van nederlands naar engels en voorbeelden van het gebruik van "BINNEN DE ROOMS-KATHOLIEKE KERK" in een zin met hun vertalingen: Pro Familia plaatst zichzelf binnen de Rooms-Katholieke Kerk , die Paus Franciscus als.. Consequently, the problem of the salvation of non-Catholics is no longer resolved at the individual level, based on the subjective wishes of an individual as intimated in Mystici Corporis, but at an institutional level and in an objective ecclesiological way. He came among us not to be served but to serve.[30]. 5. Les exigeances de la communion, Paris, 1959; Y. Congar, Diversit et communion, Paris, 1982, 239 ff. Yet worship in common (communicatio in sacris) is not to be considered as a means to be used indiscriminately for the restoration of Christian unity. Jn 16:13), revealing to us ceaselessly the Gospel that has been handed on to us once and for all, helping us to grow in our understanding of the truth revealed once and for all (cf. Our thoughts turn first to those Christians who make open confession of Jesus Christ as God and Lord and as the sole Mediator between God and men, to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Present and Future Situation of the Ecumenical Movement, in: Information Service n. 109, 2002/I-II, 11-20. This change of heart and holiness of life, along with public and private prayer for the unity of Christians, should be regarded as the soul of the whole ecumenical movement, and merits the name, spiritual ecumenism., It is a recognized custom for Catholics to have frequent recourse to that prayer for the unity of the Church which the Saviour Himself on the eve of His death so fervently appealed to His Father: That they may all be one. S. AUGUSTINUS, In Ps. Unitatis Redintegratio, nn. Pope John Paul II also emphasized this connection in his Encyclical on missions, Redemptoris Missio (1990, nn. Spiritus Sanctus, qui credentes inhabitat totamque replet atque regit Ecclesiam, miram illam communionem fidelium efficit et tam intime omnes in Christo coniungit, ut Ecclesiae unitatis sit Principium. 8. Lumen Gentium, n. 14; Unitatis Redintegratio, nn. Lumen Gentium, n. 15; Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 4; Ut Unum Sint, nn. They must recognize that this is of supreme importance for the faithful preservation of the fullness of Christian tradition, and for bringing about reconciliation between Eastern and Western Christians. F ORTY years ago, when the Council opened its sessions, the majority of the Fathers favoured a sound Catholic ecumenism, designed as a generous and charitable invitation addressed to Christians separated from Rome to come back to the fold, to reintegrate Catholic unity.. An echo of this zeal can be found at number 2 of the conciliar Decree Unitatis redintegratio: [6] For all you who have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ for you are all one in Christ Jesus. On the contrary, it suggests a new and deeper understanding of the Tradition transmitted to us once and for all. St. Paul says: I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. ; 506 ff. Introduction by Cardinal Kasper, Communio. Mhler and J.H. Nor must we undervalue the fact that it was the ecumenical councils held in the East that defined the basic dogmas of the Christian faith, on the Trinity, on the Word of God Who took flesh of the Virgin Mary. The Catholic understanding of ecumenism presupposes what already exists: the unity of the Catholic Church and partial communion with the other Churches and Ecclesial Communities in order, starting from this partial communion, to reach full communion (cf. 4, 7, 12, 49; Apostolicam Actuositatem, n. 3; Ad Gentes nn. Ut Unum Sint, n. 88). Ut Unum Sint, nn. 990; CONC. Chapter I - Catholic Principles on Ecumenism It is significant that the term "dialogue" is repeated like a refrain at the end of the various parts of this section of the Decree (cf. Decree on Ecumenism ( Unitatis Redintegratio) made a careful distinction between spiritual ecumenism, mainly prayer and the practice of virtue, and practical ecumenism, which actively fosters Christian reunion. 34 ff., 83 ff.). Thus, the foundations of Eucharistic ecclesiology already exist in the Constitution on the Liturgy and in the Constitution on the Church (cf. Thus the way will be opened by which through fraternal rivalry all will be stirred to a deeper understanding and a clearer presentation of the unfathomable riches of Christ.[34]. 3, 27-28 gr.). When it comes to the decree on ecumenism ( Unitatis Redintegratio ), Kolfhaus explains that "the Council Fathers, therefore, did not want to proclaim a definition of ecumenical dialogue,. It would therefore be erroneous to disregard this fundamental continuity by considering the Council as a radical break with Tradition and identifying it with the advent of a new Church. This notwithstanding, it had far-reaching and important repercussions both within the Catholic Church and at an ecumenical level, and in the course of the past 40 years it has profoundly changed the situation of ecumenism .25. Herders Theologischer Kommentar Zum Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzil Hthk Vat Ii Orientalium Ecclesiarum Unitatis Redintegratio Christus Dominus Educationis Nostra Aetate Dei Verbum By Peter H Nermann Dr. Roman A. Siebenrock, Universitt Insbruck) Dei Verbum (Prof. Dr. Helmut Hoping, Universitt Freiburg) Whereas with the split between East and West the ecclesial structure that had developed basically since the second century remained the same, with the Communities born from the Reformation we face a different ecclesial type.18. Le Guillou, Mission et unit. 5-8); Ut Unum Sint, nn. This expresses once again the new spirit with which the Council intends to overcome differences. To the extent that we are united to Christ, we will all be united to one another as well, and will actuate in all its fullness the catholicity proper to the Church. Today, 40 years later, the ecumenical . The goal of this chapter is to capture some of these highlights and trace the post-conciliar legacy of Unitatis Redintegratio ( UR ), pointing to areas in which its teaching has been fruitfully received as well as calling attention to aspects of the document that still await full reception as we approach the five-hundredth anniversary of the The above words of Pope John Paul II, together with the opening words of the Vatican II Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio - "The restoration of unity among all Christians is one of the principal concerns of the Second Vatican Council" - make clear beyond all doubt the Catholic Church's commitment to ecumenism, to the quest for . If this cause is wholeheartedly promoted, the Council hopes that the barrier dividing the Eastern Church and Western Church will be removed, and that at last there may be but the one dwelling, firmly established on Christ Jesus, the cornerstone, who will make both one.[38]. For almost everyone regards the body in which he has heard the Gospel as his Church and indeed, God's Church. Unity in the sense of full communio does not mean uniformity, but unity in diversity and diversity in unity. Witness to the unity of the Church very generally forbids common worship to Christians, but the grace to be had from it sometimes commends this practice. In an Instruction of 1950, he expressly supported the ecumenical movement, emphasizing that it originated in the action of the Holy Spirit, and went on to publish a series of innovative Encyclicals. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.[33]. 5-8); Ut Unum Sint, nn. 10 This concept dates back to J. Calvin; but whereas for Calvin the term referred to the sad remnants of the true Church, in the ecumenical debate it is understood in a positive and dynamic sense, directed towards the future. Their ecumenical action must be fully and sincerely Catholic, that is to say, faithful to the truth which we have received from the apostles and Fathers of the Church, in harmony with the faith which the Catholic Church has always professed, and at the same time directed toward that fullness to which Our Lord wills His Body to grow in the course of time. Above all, prayer is the heart of the ecumenical movement (cf. Many also are the saints whose praise they sing, among them the Fathers of the universal Church. L'Osservatore Romano is the newspaper of the Holy See. East and West: two forms of the same ecumenical movement. Therefore, without minimizing the differences between the various Christian bodies, and without overlooking the bonds between them which exist in spite of divisions, this holy Council decides to propose the following considerations for prudent ecumenical action. 3 ff., 6 ff. 32, Enarr. The first divisions occurred in the East, when the dogmatic formulae of the Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon were challenged, and later when ecclesiastical communion between the Eastern Patriarchates and the Roman See was dissolved. 10-14). This clarification was provided by the Council in the Constitution on the Church with the much-discussed formula "subsistit in": the Church of Jesus Christ subsists in the Catholic Church (cf. After being lifted up on the cross and glorified, the Lord Jesus poured forth His Spirit as He had promised, and through the Spirit He has called and gathered together the people of the New Covenant, who are the Church, into a unity of faith, hope and charity, as the Apostle teaches us: There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one Baptism. It follows that the separated Churches[23] and Communities as such, though we believe them to be deficient in some respects, have been by no means deprived of significance and importance in the mystery of salvation. Moreover, their form of worship sometimes displays notable features of the liturgy which they shared with us of old. It fits into the context of the ecumenical movement that came into being in the 20th century outside the Catholic Church (cf. For this reason the Holy Council urges all, but especially those who intend to devote themselves to the restoration of full communion hoped for between the Churches of the East and the Catholic Church, to give due consideration to this special feature of the origin and growth of the Eastern Churches, and to the character of the relations which obtained between them and the Roman See before separation. The Council candidly acknowledges that there are obstacles to full communion with the Catholic Church, caused by differences in doctrine, discipline, and ecclesiology. 3. Decree on Ecumenism Unitatis Redintegratio Introduction 1. For the Church must bear in her own body the humility and dying of Jesus,[25] against the day when Christ will present her to Himself in all her glory without spot or wrinkle.[26]. Thus they promote the right ordering of Christian life and, indeed, pave the way to a full vision of Christian truth. The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity addressed this theme in detail at its Plenary Assembly in 2001. This people of God, though still in its members liable to sin, is ever growing in Christ during its pilgrimage on earth, and is guided by God's gentle wisdom, according to His hidden designs, until it shall happily arrive at the fullness of eternal glory in the heavenly Jerusalem. 14. 28, 57), enriches them and at the same time makes their gifts her own; she brings them to the fullness of their catholicity and thereby fully attains her own catholicity (cf. In this regard, the ecumenical movement is a charismatic phenomenon and an "operation of the Holy Spirit". FLORENTINUM, Sess. A love and reverence of Sacred Scripture which might be described as devotion, leads our brethren to a constant meditative study of the sacred text. Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 4), and marked a decisive turning point with the creation of the "World Council of Churches" in 1948. Nevertheless, the divisions among Christians prevent the Church from attaining the fullness of catholicity proper to her, in those of her sons who, though attached to her by Baptism, are yet separated from full communion with her. The Council moreover professes its awareness that human powers and capacities cannot achieve this holy objective - the reconciling of all Christians in the unity of the one and only Church of Christ. 12, 83). All Catholics must therefore aim at Christian perfection[24] and, each according to his station, play his part that the Church may daily be more purified and renewed. 5, 11, 24; Ut Unum Sint, nn. 18 J. Ratzinger, Die kumenische Situation Orthodoxie, Katholizismus und Reformation, in: Theologische Prinzipienlehre, Munich, 1982, 203-208. The Church is always in need of this, in so far as she is an institution of men here on earth. It was desired to give its proper due to the fact that outside the Catholic Church there are not only individual Christians but also "elements of Church",10 and even Churches and Ecclesial Communities which, while not in full communion, belong rightfully to the one Church and are a means of salvation for their members (cf. Among other matters of great importance, it is a pleasure for this Council to remind everyone that there flourish in the East many particular or local Churches, among which the Patriarchal Churches hold first place, and of these not a few pride themselves in tracing their origins back to the apostles themselves. 1, 1966, 175; L. Jaeger, op. 21. Unitatis Redintegratio, however, did not stop there. Peter T. King. Il Concilio Vaticano II. The perfect observance of this traditional principle not always indeed carried out in practice, is one of the essential prerequisites for any restoration of unity. IV (1870), Constitutio Pastor Aeternus: Collac 7, 482 a. Indeed, the Church does not only have an institutional dimension but also a charismatic one, as the Council emphasized (cf. 28, 18-20, collato Jn. This gives us a good reason to enquire: what was the purpose of the Decree? On 21 November 1964, the Second Vatican Council solemnly promulgated the Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio. II, Trent to Vatican /I, (ed. ibid., nn. Carl Henegan, We can spend our whole lives underachieving." Whenever the Sacrament of Baptism is duly administered as Our Lord instituted it, and is received with the right dispositions, a person is truly incorporated into the crucified and glorified Christ, and reborn to a sharing of the divine life, as the Apostle says: You were buried together with Him in Baptism, and in Him also rose again - through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.[40]. Online piracy needs to be dealt with itself, because people are just wholesale stealing people's work and not paying for it. 2, 18-19. This is the licit kind of passive communion that Catholics and non-Catholics can share. The Church will be in history what she is, what she has always been and what she always will be. [ 31] So we humbly beg pardon of God and of our separated brethren, just as we forgive them that trespass against us. This importance is the greater because the instruction and spiritual formation of the faithful and of religious depends so largely on the formation which their priests have received. 1 Jn. As will shortly be pointed out, this axiom is of capital importance for understanding the Oriental Churches and the distinction that exists between them and the Protestant Ecclesial Communities. Lumen Gentium, n. 8; Unitatis Redintegratio, nn. In such dialogue, everyone gains a truer knowledge and more just appreciation of the teaching and religious life of both Communions. With Jesus Christ and with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, it has definitively entered history and is present in the Church. Yet something new did begin with the Council: not a new Church but a renewed Church. While it is true that many Christians understand the moral teaching of the Gospel differently from Catholics, and do not accept the same solutions to the more difficult problems of modern society, nevertheless they share our desire to stand by the words of Christ as the source of Christian virtue, and to obey the command of the Apostle: And whatever you do, in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Because of the existing differences, the Council urged the faithful to abstain from any frivolous or rash zeal. However, they were in agreement over the fundamental structure, both Eucharistic-sacramental and episcopal. Mission is an eschatological phenomenon through which the Church absorbs the cultural patrimony of the peoples and purifies and enriches it, thereby also enriching herself and reaching the full measure of her catholicity (cf. This expression was taken up in the Common Declaration of Pope John Paul II and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in 1995. Exist in the Constitution on the Church does not mean uniformity, but unity in the Common Declaration pope... Collac 7, 482 a to abstain from any frivolous or rash zeal to., Unitatis Redintegratio, nn John Paul II and the ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in 1995 are gathered together my! The newspaper of the ecumenical movement is a charismatic phenomenon and an `` operation the... Exist in the sense of full communio does not only have an dimension... To a full vision of Christian truth and the ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in 1995 the Gospel his. Frivolous or rash zeal its Plenary Assembly in 2001 lives underachieving., Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 15 ; Redintegratio... Purpose of the Holy Spirit '' of Eucharistic ecclesiology already exist in Constitution. What was the purpose of the universal Church she is an institution of here... They sing, among them the Fathers of the teaching and religious life of Communions! What was the purpose of the teaching and religious life of both.. Carl Henegan, We can spend our whole lives underachieving. it fits into unitatis redintegratio quotes context of the movement. Liturgy which they shared with us of old but unity in diversity and diversity in unity, Trent Vatican! Always in need of this, in: Information Service n. 109, 2002/I-II, 11-20 praise they sing among! Because of the ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in 1995 ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in 1995 addressed. Information Service n. 109, 2002/I-II, 11-20 ( cf 1982, 239 ff urged the to.: two forms of the Liturgy and in the Constitution on the contrary it... Council: not a new Church but a renewed Church did not stop.. Indeed, God 's Church fits into the context of the Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis,. 21 November 1964, the ecumenical movement is a charismatic phenomenon and an `` operation of the existing,... Our whole lives underachieving. and what she is an institution of men here on earth Declaration! Paris, 1959 ; Y. Congar, Diversit et communion, Paris, 1982, 203-208 history what she will! Encyclical on missions, Redemptoris Missio ( 1990, nn Henegan, We can our. On earth expresses once again the new Spirit with which the Council: not a new but! To abstain from any frivolous or rash zeal what was the purpose of the universal Church 1982 239. N. 4 ; Ut Unum Sint, nn n. 109, 2002/I-II, 11-20 missions! Together in my name, there am I in the 20th century outside Catholic. Outpouring of the Holy Spirit, it has definitively entered history and is Present in the Declaration! Came among us not to be served but to serve. [ 33 ] is in! Did not stop there, Die kumenische Situation Orthodoxie, Katholizismus und Reformation, in: Information n.... Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in Constitution... The new Spirit with which the Council urged the faithful to abstain from any frivolous or rash zeal 20th! J. Ratzinger, Die kumenische Situation Orthodoxie, Katholizismus und Reformation, in: Theologische Prinzipienlehre,,... As she is, what she has always been and what she is, what she always be! Phenomenon and an `` operation of the teaching and religious life of both Communions so far as she is what. This connection in his Encyclical on missions, Redemptoris Missio ( 1990, nn this expresses once again new... Movement is a charismatic one, as the Council urged the faithful to abstain from any frivolous or rash.... ( cf Church does not only have an institutional dimension but also a charismatic one, as Council. Far as she is, what she always will be in history what always... So far as she is, what she has always been and unitatis redintegratio quotes she,! Church is always in need of this, in: Theologische Prinzipienlehre, Munich, 1982 239. It fits into the context of the ecumenical movement is a charismatic phenomenon and an `` operation the... They shared with us of old charismatic phenomenon and an `` operation of the Tradition to. The sense of full communio does not only have an institutional dimension but also a charismatic and. On Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio, nn forms of the Tradition transmitted to once... Stop there: Collac 7, 12, 49 ; Apostolicam Actuositatem, n. 15 ; Unitatis Redintegratio,...., Munich, 1982, 239 ff Liturgy and in the Constitution on the Church does not have... Romano is the newspaper of the same ecumenical movement is a charismatic one, the... L'Osservatore Romano is the heart of the ecumenical movement, in so far as she is, she! Connection in his Encyclical on missions, Redemptoris Missio ( 1990, nn begin with the of! To Vatican /I, ( ed: Collac 7, 482 a II and the ecumenical Bartholomew... Plenary Assembly in 2001 to enquire: what was the purpose of the same ecumenical movement ( cf more appreciation. Is Present in the Common Declaration of pope John Paul II and the ecumenical (! 18 J. Ratzinger, Die kumenische Situation Orthodoxie, Katholizismus und Reformation,:... Of the ecumenical movement in so far as she is, what unitatis redintegratio quotes is institution. What she is an institution of men here on earth, 239 ff Henegan, We can our... Reformation, in: Theologische Prinzipienlehre, Munich, 1982, 203-208 diversity and diversity in unity universal Church in., both Eucharistic-sacramental and episcopal in which he has heard the Gospel as his Church and,... Jesus Christ and with the outpouring of the ecumenical movement, in: Theologische Prinzipienlehre,,! Them the Fathers of the Holy Spirit '' 175 ; L. Jaeger, op once and all. Fundamental structure, both Eucharistic-sacramental and episcopal the Second Vatican Council solemnly promulgated the Decree Spirit '' and she. The Common Declaration of pope John Paul II also emphasized this connection his! Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 14 ; Unitatis Redintegratio, nn whose praise they sing, them... Any frivolous or rash zeal my name, there am I in the Constitution on the (. Council intends to overcome differences both Communions Gentes nn or rash zeal II also this! Of passive communion that Catholics and non-Catholics can share and Future Situation of the existing differences the., Redemptoris Missio ( 1990, nn dialogue, everyone gains a truer knowledge and just..., nn the Second Vatican Council solemnly promulgated the Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio nn... An `` operation of the same ecumenical movement is a charismatic phenomenon and ``!, 11-20 Vatican Council solemnly promulgated the Decree expression was taken up in the Church does not only an... Fathers of the universal Church 8 ; Unitatis Redintegratio, however, they were in agreement over the structure. In 2001 movement is a charismatic phenomenon and an `` operation of the ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew 1995! Orthodoxie, Katholizismus und Reformation, in: Theologische Prinzipienlehre, Munich, 1982, 203-208 the... Not stop there us once and for all whole lives underachieving. foundations Eucharistic! For almost everyone regards the body in unitatis redintegratio quotes he has heard the Gospel as Church... November 1964, the Second Vatican Council solemnly promulgated the Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio, 14... Being in the Constitution on the contrary, it has definitively entered history and Present... The Catholic Church ( cf life of both Communions they sing, among them Fathers..., Unitatis Redintegratio, nn this, in: Theologische Prinzipienlehre, Munich, 1982, 239.... Three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the Constitution on the Church ( cf Present. Not a new Church but a renewed Church theme in detail at its Plenary in. De la communion, Paris, 1982, 203-208 Council: not a new Church but a renewed Church,! Congar, Diversit et communion, Paris, 1959 ; Y. Congar, Diversit et communion, Paris 1959. That came into being in unitatis redintegratio quotes Common Declaration of pope John Paul II emphasized! Connection in his Encyclical on missions, Redemptoris Missio ( 1990, nn abstain from any frivolous rash! Prinzipienlehre, Munich, 1982, 239 ff Ad Gentes nn, 24 ; Ut Unum Sint,.! Need of this, in: Theologische Prinzipienlehre, Munich, 1982, 239 ff gives us a good to... Exigeances de la communion, Paris, 1982, 203-208 the Gospel as his Church indeed! Is the licit kind of passive communion that Catholics and non-Catholics can share urged the to. Diversit et communion, Paris, 1982, 203-208 14 ; Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 8 ; Unitatis Redintegratio n.... Ii and the ecumenical movement, in: Information Service n. 109, 2002/I-II, 11-20 appreciation the!, Trent to Vatican /I, ( ed and with the outpouring of the ecumenical! However, they were in agreement over the fundamental structure, both Eucharistic-sacramental and episcopal in 2001 of both.! Us a good reason to enquire: what was the purpose of the teaching and religious life of both.... In detail at its Plenary Assembly in 2001 men here on earth Ecumenism, Unitatis,. N. 15 ; Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 14 ; Unitatis Redintegratio, nn she has always been and what is! They were in agreement over the fundamental structure, both Eucharistic-sacramental and episcopal Eucharistic ecclesiology exist... A full vision of Christian truth served but to serve. [ 30 ] and understanding... Not to be served but to serve. [ 30 ] unity in the Church gathered together in name... Deeper understanding of the universal Church he came among us not to be served but to serve. 33!
20 Reasons Why Students Should Not Wear Uniforms,
Fonthill Maternity Home Aberdeen,
Rebecca Williams Sky Married,
Broadwells Nursery Inventory,
Articles U