The Aggiornamento Framework

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Shadle
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
John Xxiii ◽  
Historical View ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The World ◽  
The Church

The official social teaching of Popes John XXIII and Paul VI and the Second Vatican Council embraced secularization—what they called the “legitimate autonomy” of the world. It also recognized the intrinsic value of human work and humankind’s increasing mastery over the created world. The “aggiornamento framework” proposed in their teaching envisions the church as open to the modern world. This framework proposes a humanistic vision of development, including the human person’s material, social, and spiritual dimensions. The aggiornamento framework also presents a historical view of social development, recognizing both that humankind can transform the institutions of society and that God is present in history and leads humankind onward through history to the Kingdom of God.

scholarly journals INTRODUCTION

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
John Xxiii ◽  
Charles De Gaulle ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Pope John Xxiii ◽  
The Church

Charles de Gaulle famously called the Second Vatican Council the most important event in modern history. Many commentators at the time saw the Council as nothing short of revolutionary, and the later judgements of historians have upheld this view. The astonishing enterprise of a man who became, quite unexpectedly, Pope John XXIII in 1958, this purposeful aggiornamento of the Roman Catholic Church was almost at once a leviathan of papers, committees, commissions, and meetings. Scholars have been left to confront no less than twelve volumes of ‘ante-preparatory’ papers, seven volumes of preparatory papers, and thirty-two volumes of documents generated by the Council itself. A lasting impression of the impressiveness of the affair is often conveyed by photographs of the 2,200-odd bishops of the Church, drawn from around the world, sitting in the basilica of St Peter, a vast, orchestrated theatre of ecclesiastical intent. For this was the council to bring the Church into a new relationship with the modern world, one that was more creative and less defiant; a council to reconsider much – if not quite all – of the theological, liturgical, and ethical infrastructure in which Catholicism lived and breathed and had its being.

scholarly journals EKLESIOLOGI KEMURIDAN DALAM KAJIAN TEKS GAUDIUM ET SPES ART. 1

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Petrus Canisius Edi Laksito
Keyword(s):  
Local Church ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Disciples Of Christ ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Basic Direction ◽  
Gaudium Et Spes ◽  
The People ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The World ◽  
The Church

The First Pastoral Consultation of the Diocese of Surabaya held on November 26th-28th 2009 proposed The Basic Direction of the Diocese of Surabaya 2010-2019, which is stating the desire of the Church of the Diocese of Surabaya to be“a communion of Christ’s disciples, which is more and more maturing in faith, convivial, full of service and missionary”. The Second Pastoral Consultation held on October 18th-20th 2019, keeping this purpose statement for the next 10 years inThe Basic Direction of the Diocese of Surabaya 2020-2030, thus confirms the significancy of an “Ecclesiology of Discipleship” for the formation of the people of the Diocese. This paper wants to propose a study regarding this ecclesiology based on the document of the Second Vatican Council, i.e. The Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, art. 1. Being a Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the modern world, Gaudium et Spes, opened with a statement regarding the unity of the followers of Christ and the men of this age, would be fundamentally authoritative and enlightening for reflecting the vocation of the local Church of Surabaya as “a communion of the disciples of Christ” to become aware of her mission for the world (ad extradimension), while she is, as a communion of the faith (ad intra dimension), journeyingtowards eternal unity with the God

The Church and Science in the World View of the Council

1967 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Julius Cardinal Doepfner
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
World View ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The World ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

In The Spirit of the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church is striving to redefine its relationship with the forces that exert great influence on the life of man. The epoch contemporary with ourselves assigns signal importance to the sciences. To these man in our time looks for norms pertinent to virtually all the spheres of his existence … and therewith for his future wellbeing (cf. the conciliar Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, par. 5).

The Aggiornamento Phenomenon and the Second Vatican Council

2020 ◽  
pp. 98-105
Author(s):  
Hiermonk Ioann ( Bulyko) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Church Fathers ◽  
John Xxiii ◽  
The People ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Pope John Xxiii ◽  
The Church

The Second Vatican Council was a unique event in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. Initiated by Pope John XXIII, it was intended to make the Roman Catholic Church more open to the contemporary society and bring it closer to the people. The principal aim of the council was the so called aggiornamento (updating). The phenomenon of updating the ecclesiastical life consisted in the following: on the one hand, modernization of the life of the Church and closer relations with the secular world; on the other hand, preserving all the traditions upon which the ecclesiastical life was founded. Hence in the Council’s documents we find another, French word ressourcement meaning ‘return to the origins’ based on the Holy Scripture and the works of the Church Fathers. The aggiornamento phenomenon emerged during the Second Vatican Council due to the movement within the Catholic Church called nouvelle theologie (French for “new theology”). Its representatives advanced the ideas that became fundamental in the Council’s decisions. The nouvelle theologie was often associated with modernism as some of the ideas of its representatives seemed to be very similar to those of modernism. However, what made the greatest difference between the two movements was their attitude towards the tradition. For the nouvelle theologie it was very important to revive Christianity in its initial version, hence their striving for returning to the sources, for the oecumenical movement, for better relations with non-Catholics and for liturgical renewal. All these ideas can be traced in the documents of the Second Vatican Council, and all this is characterized by the word aggiornamento.

scholarly journals MINISTÉRIOS E SERVIÇOS LITÚRGICOS NUMA IGREJA TODA MINISTERIAL A MINISTERIALIDADE EM DOCUMENTOS DO MAGISTÉRIO PÓS-CONCILIAR (I)

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (106) ◽  
pp. 349
Author(s):  
José Raimundo de Melo
Keyword(s):  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Christian Community ◽  
People Of God ◽  
The People ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The World ◽  
Liturgical Texts ◽  
Christian Commitment ◽  
The Church

A multiplicidade e variedade dos serviços ministeriais que se fazem presentes na celebração litúrgica do povo de Deus é elemento chave na compreensão da comunidade cristã, pois os ministérios, em definitivo, exprimem e definem a própria realidade da Igreja. A inteira assembléia é ministerial porque a Igreja mesma é toda ministerial. E esta ministerialidade se expressa na liturgia através da diversidade de funções e ofícios que cada um é chamado a desempenhar. Ao contrário do que quase sempre sucede no mundo, porém, a hierarquia de funções na Igreja não denota prestígio e nem pode conduzir à acepção de pessoas. Ancorada na mais pura linha evangélica, deve ela indicar compromisso cristão e serviço fraterno em total doação a Deus e aos irmãos. Para uma reflexão sobre esta importante realidade eclesial, que a partir sobretudo do Concílio Vaticano II a Igreja tem aprofundado e se esforçado em viver, empreenderemos a seguir, ancorados em alguns textos litúrgicos, um estudo a respeito dos ministérios presentes no momento celebrativo da comunidade cristã. Publicamos aqui a primeira parte do artigo.ABSTRACT: The multiplicity and variety of ministerial services which are present in a liturgical celebration of the People of God is a key element in the understanding of the Christian community, since ministries, of themselves, express and define the very reality of the Church. The entire assembly is ministerial because the Church itself is all ministerial. And this ministeriality expresses itself in the liturgy through the diversity of functions and offices which each one is called on to fulfill. Contrary to what almost always happens in the world, however, the hierarchy of functions in the Church does not denote prestige, nor can it lead to the classification of persons. Anchored in the purest evangelical tradition, it should indicate Christian commitment and fraternal service in total self-giving to God and to others. For a reflection on this important ecclesial reality, which, especially from the Second Vatican Council, the Church has struggled to live out, we undertake a study – anchored in some liturgical texts – of the ministries present in the celebrative moment of the Christian community. We publish here the first part of the article. 

scholarly journals Atuação em políticas públicas: um areópago prioritário para cristãos

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Seidel
Keyword(s):  
Social Control ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Lay People ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Public Hearings ◽  
The Church

Resumo: A Campanha da Fraternidade de 2019 sobre “Fraternidade e PolíticasPúblicas” dá continuidade e aprofunda as diretrizes estabelecidas para o AnoNacional do Laicato no que tange ao incentivo à participação de cristãos leigose leigas em políticas públicas: seja ofertando serviços de caráter público; rea-lizando controle social por meio de Conselhos de Direitos, audiências públicasou Grupos de Acompanhamento ao Legislativo; ou mobilizando a incidênciapolítica a partir de demandas populares concretas. São fartas as motivaçõese fundamentação que justifique a participação efetiva de cristãos leigos e lei-gas em políticas públicas: o mistério da encarnação do verbo e as “traduçõeshistóricas” realizadas pelo Concílio Vaticano II e pelas Conferências Geraisdo Episcopado Latino-americano e Caribenho; o Documento 105 da CNBB; aparte do JULGAR do texto-base da CF/2019, com citações do antigo e novotestamento; até a parte do DISCERNIR do Documento Preparatório do Sínododa Amazônia; e, finalmente, a Exortação Apostólica “Alegria do Evangelho”do Papa Francisco. Conhecer o que são as Políticas Públicas, seu contextohistórico, seu ciclo de execução; as possibilidades de seu financiamento, entreoutros temas específicos é condição sine qua non para atuar de forma efetiva earticulada em políticas públicas, como uma das formas nobres do exercício dacaridade cristã em diálogo com outras organizações da sociedade e pessoas deboa vontade, resgatando assim a democracia ferida do Brasil neste momentoda história: “serás libertado pelo direito e pela justiça” (Is 1,27).Palavras-chave: Políticas Públicas. Laicato. Ensino Social da Igreja. Partici-pação social.Abstract: The Fraternity Campaign of 2019 on “Fraternity and Public Policies”continues and deepens the guidelines established for the National Year of theLaity with regard to encouraging the participation of Christians lay people in publicpolicies: offering public services; carrying out social control through Councils ofRights, public hearings or Legislative Monitoring Groups; or by mobilizing politicalinfluence based on concrete popular demands. The motives and justification forthe effective participation of Christians lay people in public policies are abundat:the mystery of the incarnation of the verb and the “historical translations” carriedout by the Second Vatican Council and by the General Conferences of the LatinAmerican and Caribbean Episcopate;; the Document 105 of CNBB; the part ofthe CF-2019 basis-text about the analysis of reality, with quotations from the oldand new testament; the part of discernment of the Preparatory Document of theSynod of the Amazon; and lastly the Apostolic Exhortation “Joy of the Gospel”of Pope Francis. To know what Public Policies are, their historical context, theircycle of execution; the possibilities of its financing, among other specific themes,is a sine qua non condition to act effectively and articulated in public policies, asone of the noble forms of the exercise of Christian charity in dialogue with otherorganizations of society and people of good will, rescuing thus the woundeddemocracy of Brazil at this point in history: “you will be liberated by right andjustice” (Is 1,27).Keywords: Public Policies. Laicate. Social Teaching of the Church. SocialParticipation.

Bernard Häring and the Second Vatican Council

Horizons ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (01) ◽  
pp. 78-100
Author(s):  
Brennan R. Hill
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
World War ◽  
Priestly Formation ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Progressive Agenda ◽  
The Church

ABSTRACTThis article examines the life and work of Bernard Häring, C.SS.R., especially his valuable contributions to the Second Vatican Council and his dedication to the council's vision of renewal. It begins with an overview of Häring's preconciliar religious and theological formation in his family, seminary and university, during World War II, and during his teaching in Rome. The next section deals with Häring's work at the council, especially his efforts on the original Theological Commission to resist the rigidity of the first drafts, and his contributions toLumen Gentium(“The Constitution on the Church”),Unitatis Redintegratio(“The Decree on Ecumenism”),Dignitatis Humana(“The Declaration on Religious Freedom”),Gaudium et Spes(“The Constitution on the Church and the Modern World”),and Optatam Totius(“Decree on Priestly Formation”). The final section considers Häring's mission to spread the council's message of renewal to the world, his conflicts with the forces attempting to repress the progressive agenda, and his courageous visioning of what a renewed church might look like in the future.

scholarly journals Mistério da Encarnação no Magistério do Papa Francisco: fundamento da missão da Igreja

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
José De Souza Paim ◽  
Pedro Iwashita
Keyword(s):  
Central Nucleus ◽  
Divine Revelation ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Dei Verbum ◽  
God's Love ◽  
The World ◽  
Theological Study ◽  
The Church

Resumo: Este é um estudo teológico sobre o mistério da Encarnação do Verbono pensamento do Papa Francisco como fundamento sobre o qual ele se apoiapara propor, a partir da Evangelli Gaudium, uma renovação eclesial inadiável1,uma Igreja em permanente estado de missão2, a partir do Evangelho, núcleocentral do anúncio, para a manifestação da beleza do amor de Deus, reveladoem Jesus Cristo morto e ressuscitado3. Para o desenvolvimento desta pesquisaserá feita a análise de alguns números da Constituição Dogmática Dei Verbumcom o fim de melhor explicitar a revelação divina e a encarnação como ápiceda revelação. O resultado desta pesquisa é ajudar na percepção que o Papatem do Concílio Vaticano II sobre a Igreja e sua dimensão pastoral no mundo ecomo ele, nos passos do Concílio, propor uma renovação eclesial.Palavras-chave: Revelação. Papa Francisco. Evangelii gaudium.Abstract: This is a theological study on the mystery of the Incarnation of the Wordin the thought of Pope Francis as the grounds on which he relies to propose,from Evangelii Gaudium, an unchanging ecclesial renewal (EG 27), a Church in permanent state of mission (EG 20), from the Gospel, the central nucleus ofthe announcement, for the manifestation of the beauty of God’s love, as well asrevealed in Jesus Christ died and resurrected (EG 36). For the development ofthis research some numbers of the Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum will beanalyzed in order to better explain divine revelation and incarnation as the apexof the revelation. The result of this research is to help understand the Pope’s per-ception of the Second Vatican Council on the Church and its pastoral dimensionin the world and how he proposes an ecclesial renewal in the steps of the Council.Keywords: Revelation. Pope Francis. Evangelii gaudium.

The Church and American Catholics

2019 ◽  
pp. 304-324
Author(s):  
Chester Gillis
Keyword(s):  
Church Leaders ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Marketplace Of Ideas ◽  
Intended Audience ◽  
The Public ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Pastoral Letters ◽  
The World ◽  
The Church ◽  
The U.S

This chapter shows that the Second Vatican Council called the whole church to engage the world in a spirit of joy and hope. The U.S. Catholic bishops—following an unprecedented process of consultation with other citizens—gradually adopted a prophetic stance as world citizens rather than imperial monarchs. In the 1980s, the U.S. bishops attracted global notice via their pastoral letters on nuclear weaponry and economic justice. There were no more bars to the church's wholehearted participation in the public arena, but the bishops' intended audience—especially including many Catholics—now ascribed an advisory role at best to these shepherds' teachings. Church leaders operated within a competitive marketplace of ideas—ideas warily assessed by consumers regardless of their source.

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