The Economics of Sainthood (A Preliminary Investigation)

2011 ◽  
pp. 190-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Barro ◽  
Rachel M. McCleary ◽  
Alexander McQuoid
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Science Reasoning ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
Major Activity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Term Data

Saint making has been a major activity of the Roman Catholic Church for centuries. The pace of sanctifications has picked up noticeably in the past several decades under the most recent two popes, John Paul II and Benedict XVI. This article explores the economics of sainthood, applying social science reasoning to understand the Church's choices on numbers and characteristics of saints, gauged by the location and socioeconomic attributes of the persons designated as blessed. It analyzes long-term data on canonization (approval as a saint) and beatification (final stage of qualification for canonization) by the Catholic Church since 1588, when official Vatican records began.

What is the Personal Ordinariate? Canonical and Liturgical Observations

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Hill
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Pope Benedict Xvi ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
The Third ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
New Form ◽  
The Relationship

Questions have arisen as to the manner of the publication on 9 November 2009 of Anglicanorum coetibus, the Apostolic Constitution Providing for Personal Ordinariates for Anglicans Entering into Full Communion with the Catholic Church. What is clear is that the views of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, under Cardinal Walter Kasper, were given less weight than ought to be expected and that both the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of Westminster were informed at only a late stage. More assuring for the long term, Cardinal Kasper has stated that this provision is not a new form of ecumenism. Significantly, the Vatican statement following the meeting between the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Benedict XVI in Rome on 21 November reiterated ‘the shared will to continue and consolidate’ the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the Churches of the Anglican Communion and noted approvingly that the details of the third phase of ARCIC would be discussed at informal talks with Anglican representatives in the days following the Archbishop's visit to the Pope. Whatever else the Ordinariate may be, it is not a substitute for that ‘serious dialogue’ established by Archbishop Michael Ramsey and Pope Paul VI which has as its continued goal, despite obstacles ancient and modern, the restoration of ‘complete communion of faith and sacramental life’ between us.

Newman's Early Roman Catholic Legacy, 1845-1854

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Michael Shea
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
John Henry Newman ◽  
Christian Doctrine ◽  
European Continent ◽  
The Past ◽  
Immaculate Conception ◽  
Over Time

For the past several decades, scholars have stressed that the genius of John Henry Newman remained underappreciated among his Roman Catholic contemporaries, and in order to find the true impact of his work, one must look to the century after his death. This book takes direct aim at that assumption. Examining a host of overlooked evidence from England and the European continent, Newman’s Early Legacy tracks letters, recorded conversations, and obscure and unpublished theological exchanges to show how Newman’s 1845 Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine influenced a cadre of Catholic teachers, writers, and Church authorities in nineteenth-century Rome. The book explores how these individuals then employed Newman’s theory of development to argue for the definability of the new dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary during the years preceding the doctrine’s promulgation in 1854. Through numerous twists and turns, the narrative traces how the theory of development became a factor in determining the very language that the Roman Catholic Church would use in referring to doctrinal change over time. In this way, Newman’s Early Legacy uncovers a key dimension of Newman’s significance in modern religious history.

Globalization in Benedict XVI’s Caritas in Veritate

2012 ◽  
pp. 62-77
Author(s):  
Patrick Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Catholic Social Teaching ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
The Other ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Social Teaching ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
Caritas In Veritate ◽  
Primary Focus

Benedict XVI, the present pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, published Caritas in Veritate in June 2009. This third papal encyclical of his is distinguished from his others that dealt with the area of theology commonly known as “constructive” or “systematic.” In this most recent publication, Benedict XVI moves his writing into a rich historical arena known as Roman Catholic social teaching. Building upon a solid tradition of popes tackling political, social, and economic issues, Benedict XVI tackles acute contemporary concerns. The key areas Benedict XVI addresses in this encyclical are globalization, the economy, technology, and the environment. Germane to this text, this chapter will seek to explain how globalization is described and critiqued by Benedict XVI in this pivotal letter of his pontificate. While globalization will be the primary focus, because of the interrelationship between the aforementioned topics, attention obviously will also to be given to the other primary areas.

Images of Eastern Religions and Roman Catholic Identity

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-411
Author(s):  
Enrico Beltramini
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
The Other ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Catholic Identity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract While in the past two decades the Roman Catholic Church has reaffirmed an inclusivist stance with respect to other religions, there is reason to explore the question of whether Catholic teaching is as much about offering a definition of what is true in other religions as it is about defining Catholic identity. In this article, I investigate the representations of Eastern religions within ordinary expressions of Catholic teaching between 1990 and 2000, and I show how Catholic teaching seems to adopt a binary ontology in which the representation of the Other serves to define oneself.

The Council of Trent and the Residence of Bishops in the Diocese of Cape Verde (1553–1705)

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jairzinho Lopes Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Cape Verde ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Council Of Trent ◽  
Catholic Reformation

AbstractThe Council of Trent (1545–1563) regarded the reform of the episcopate as the cornerstone of the Catholic Reformation. Hence the Conciliar Fathers put emphasis on the much neglected duty of residence of bishops. To ensure compliance, the Roman Catholic Church relied heavily on Christian monarchs, patrons of the Churches in the territories under their jurisdiction. The present study analyses to what extent the Tridentine decree on the residence of bishops was enforced in the diocese of Cape Verde (under Portuguese control) between 1553 and 1705. The hypothesis of this study can be stated simply: despite the efforts to enforce the residence of bishops in Cape Verde, the socio-economic limitations of the diocese as well as political and administrative constraints in Portugal significantly hampered the authorities in their effort to enforce long-term residence in that overseas diocese.

Early medieval, medieval and historic periods - Peter Schmid. Die Keramikfunde der Grabung Feddersen Wierde, 1. Jh.v. bis 5.Jh.n. Chr. (Probleme der Küstenforschung im südlichen Nordseegebiet Band 29, Feddersen Wierde Band 5). 192 pages, 97 figures, 51 tables. 2006. Oldenburg: Isensee; 3-89995-355-X hardback. - Odile Maufras (ed.). Habitats, nécropoles et paysages dans la moyenne et la basse vallée du Rhône (VIIè-XVè s.): contribution des travaux du TGV-Méditerranée à l'étude des sociétés rurales médiévales (Documents d'archéologie française 98). 474 pages, 205 illustrations, 63 tables. 2006. Paris: Maison des sciences de l'homme; 2-7351-0985-2 paperback. - Laurent Fau (ed.). Les Monts d'Aubrac au Moyen Age: Genèse d'un monde agropastoral (Documents d'archéologie française 101). 214 pages, 128 illustrations, 14 tables. 2006. Paris: Maison des sciences de l'homme; 978-2-7351-1117-6 paperback €40. - Anders Andrén, Kristina Jennbert & Catharina Raudvere (ed.). Old Norse religion in long-term perspectives: origins, changes, and interactions (an international conference in Lund, Sweden, June 3-7, 2004). 416 pages, numerous illustrations, tables. 2006. Lund: Nordic Academic Press; 978-91-89116-81-8 hardback Kr.300. - Rosemary Cramp. Wearmouth and Jarrow Monastic Sites Volume 2. xvi+676 pages, 323 illustrations, 72 tables (incl. 2 fold-outs). 2006. Swindon: English Heritage; 978-1-873592-94-6 paperback. - Jeffrey D. Hass. Medieval Selby: a new study of the Abbey and town 1069-1408 (Yorkshire Archaeological Society Occasional Paper 4). xii+142 pages, 18 illustrations. 2006. Leeds: Yorkshire Archaeological Society; 1-9035-6445-X paperback £15+p&p. - Sharon E.J. Gerstel (ed.). Thresholds of the Sacred: Architectural, Art Historical, Liturgical, and Theological Perspectives on Religious Screens, East and West. ii+246 pages, 173 b&w & colour illustrations. 2006. Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection/Harvard University Press; 978-0-88402-311-1 hardback £41.95. - Edward Norman. The Roman Catholic Church: An Illustrated History. 192 pages, 152 b&w & colour illustrations. 2007. London: Thames & Hudson; 978-0-500-251324 hardback £22.50. - Signe Horn Fuglesang & David M. Wilson (ed.). The Hoen Hoard: A Viking Gold Treasure of the Ninth Century (Acta Ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia Volumen XIV). 340 pages, 48 illustrations, 72 b&w & colour plates. 2006. Rome & Oslo: Bardi/Norwegiam Institute in Rome; 88-88620-21-4 hardback. - Per Lagerås. The Ecology of Expansion and Abandonment: Medieval and Post-Medieval Land-use and Settlement Dynamics in a Landscape Perspective. 256 pages, 52 illustrations, 14 tables. 2007. Lund: Riksantikvarieämbetet; 978-91-7209-441-3 paperback £12. - Dan Hicks & Mary C. Beaudry (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Historical Archaeology. xvi+404 pages, 31 illustrations, 1 table. 2006. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 978-0-521-85375-0 hardback £45 & $80; 978-0-521-61962-2 paperback £19.99 & $34.99.

Antiquity ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 81 (312) ◽  
pp. 505-506
Author(s):  
Madeleine Hummler
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Ninth Century ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Harvard University ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Academic Press ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
Settlement Dynamics ◽  
English Heritage

scholarly journals Jansenism in the Modern African Church: The Indigenous Pentecostal Church Tradition in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Okwudiri Obineche
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Seventh Century ◽  
Religious Movement ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pentecostal Movement ◽  
African Independent Churches ◽  
Independent Churches ◽  
Church Tradition

Jansenism is a seventh-century religious movement within the Roman Catholic Church, named after a Dutch theologian Cornelius Jansen, whose work Augustinus (1640) reviewed the major thoughts of Augustine’s theology. Jansenist teachings were associated with harsh moral rigorism against the Jesuits’ Molinist thoughts. It was first condemned by Pope Innocent X in 1653, and finally in 1713 with many French migrants finding refuge in Holland from persecution. However, having retained traces of its teachings in the same Catholic Church that condemned them, Jansenist thoughts have found flourishing ground in the modern churches of Africa, especially among the African indigenous Pentecostal denominations in Nigeria. This indigenous Pentecostal tradition comprises the African Independent Churches, the Aladura movement, and the African Pentecostal movement, whose belief and practices are in line with the five pillars of Jansenism. This work, therefore, proposes that the reality of history lies with the future; whose interpretation of the past is proved by modern reality, and not by the ancient traditions

scholarly journals About Bishop’s photographs. The case of Vilnius Bishop Karol Hryniewicki

Menotyra ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilma Žaltauskaitė
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Cultural Orientation ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Russian Empire ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Spiritual Authority ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Control

The article analyses identified photographs (as well as other images made using other techniques) of Vilnius Bishop Karol Hryniewicki (Hryniewiecki, resided in Vilnius in 1883–1885, in January of 1885 was exiled to Yaroslavl), attempts are made to find out their meanings in different socio-cultural contexts of Lithuania by the end of the 19th c. While exploring the Bishop’s photographs, the context of the Roman Catholic Church in the 19th century’s Russian Empire was evaluated. The diocese of Vilnius was an object of special policy of the secular authorities in the so-called Northwestern Krai, as it was not homogenous in the national as well as confessional aspect. In this diocese, the government attempted to change (and actually changed) the confessional and political-cultural orientation of Belarussian Catholics. Under such circumstances, being a spiritual authority, the Catholic Bishop was a clear competitor to the authority and power of the secular governance, therefore attempts were made to regulate and control his activities. The Bishop’s exile created additional meanings to his photographs in respect of believers and secular government, especially by the end of the 19th c. with strengthening nationalistic moods among Russians and others (Poles, Lithuanians). Therefore, the Bishop’s photographs also became a long-term and successful objet of commerce.

The Father Said Goodbye: The German Press’ Reactions to the Resignation of Pope Benedict xvi and the Conclave

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-399
Author(s):  
Hannah Grünenthal
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Press Coverage ◽  
Religious Authority ◽  
Pope Benedict Xvi ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
German Press ◽  
Press Reactions ◽  
Journalistic Field

This paper analyzes the different constructions, interpretations and understandings of authority in the German journalistic press coverage in spring 2013, when Benedict xvi declared his resignation from the papal office, and the following time until his successor – Pope Francis – was elected. Pope Benedict’s resignation was an occasion that caused a stir in the journalistic field. The pope, the highest religious authority of the Roman Catholic Church, had brought his own power up to discussion. The opportunity was favourable for the journalistic, secular media to start an extensive critique and deconstruction of the Pope’s religious authority – but surprisingly enough, this did not happen. So, how and to whom is religious authority ascribed in the German press discourse? In this article I argue that the secular German press discourse not only refrains from deconstructing traditional religious authority, but reinforces it on various levels.

Missionaries in a Globalized World

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-390
Author(s):  
Verónica Giménez Béliveau
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
The Public ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Globalized World

This article examines contemporary orthodox or traditionalist communities that have emerged within the heart of Argentinean Catholicism. The discussion aims to contribute to current debates concerning global religious citizenships in relation to orthodox or traditionalist Catholic communities. Vigorously promoted by Pope John Paul II and now Benedict XVI, such conservative communities have exceeded the nation-state boundaries in which they have arisen and, using global resources from diverse international networks within the Roman Catholic church, they work hard to expand still further throughout the globe. Conservative Catholic communities, which ground their activities in the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), have found in Argentina conditions particularly favorable for growth. While Argentinean Catholics who participate in such groups are still a clear minority, they currently enjoy a visibility in the public sphere and recognized space within the Catholic church. As they justify their expansion, the communities redefine both the goal and the appropriate territories for missionization. The construction of Catholic community draws on perceptions of a memory of Christianity that go beyond national loyalties, generating for participants new worldviews and forms of sociability within the frame of a “renewed” Catholicism.

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