On the Renewal of Seminary Formation to Meet Evangelization Needs in Africa: The Nigerian Experience

2021 ◽  
pp. 002114002199590
Author(s):  
Gabriel T. Wankar
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Faith Formation ◽  
Social Existence ◽  
The Future ◽  
Formation Programs ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

One of the critical challenges for ministry and evangelization in Africa today is the search for an integral and nonviolent basis for social existence on the continent. This essay argues that since the Church considers seminary formation to be one of the most demanding and important tasks for the future of the evangelization agenda of humanity ( Pastores Dabo Vobis # 2), the approach to, and the content of the formation programs for agents of evangelization in the Catholic Church in Africa, most especially in the seminaries, must be attuned to this critical need, since the style and approach to evangelization is often largely the result of the quality of faith formation found in the seminaries.

scholarly journals Identité, islam et catholicisme allemand

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Baudry
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
The Future ◽  
The University ◽  
The Church ◽  
General Perspective ◽  
The Catholic Church

This papers analyses the speech by Benedict XVI at the University of Ratisbonne. I focus on a often overlooked aspect of this speech: the critic of Modernity and the general perspective for the future of religions. Benedict XVI develops an analysis of the place of the Church through the concepts of ‘faith’, ‘reason’, ‘violence’. The apologetic tone is clear: only the Catholic Church has maintened a “reasonable religion“ according to the Pope. But he defends an international perspective for the Church in a globalised world and sketch a manifesto for Catholicism in a multicultural civilisation.

scholarly journals Irreconcilable differences? The fraught relationship between women and the Catholic Church in Ireland

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Tighe-Mooney
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Irish Society ◽  
Double Standards ◽  
The Future ◽  
Irish Women ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

Sharon Tighe-Mooney’s chapter sees the divorce, contraception and abortion referenda of the 1980s and 90s as a watershed for Irish women, as these were issues that impacted directly on their lives. Tighe-Mooney examines the events of the past four decades in Irish society in the context of the weakening hegemony of the Catholic Church juxtaposed with the growing realisation by women, especially when the child abuse scandals broke, that their lives had been framed by a celibate male-dominated institution that displayed serious double standards in the area of human sexuality. She argues that in order to survive into the future, the Church will be increasingly dependent on women remaining active within the institution. As Irish women Catholics are demanding a central role in the running of a Church that has shown itself allergic to change, especially when it comes to gender equality, Tighe-Mooney wonders what the future holds for both groups.

scholarly journals BERPIJAK DI BUMI – BERPIHAK KEPADA MANUSIA (Mandat dari Gaudium et Spes)

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Paul Budi Kleden
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Gaudium Et Spes ◽  
John Xxiii ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

Gaudium et Spes is a revolutionary document of Vatican II which can still inspire the Church now and in the future. This document is revolutionary in the sense that it deals with problems, issues and ideas that had never before become the agenda of any Council in the Catholic Church. Gaudium et Spes concretizes what John XXIII named aggiornamento, a process of contextualising the Christian heritage, through which the Church opens itself up to the modern world. This document is also revolutionary because it is entirely a product of the conciliar process of the Council itself. This article presents the process of drafting the document and discusses some issues that are relevant for the Church today and in the future. <b>Kata-kata kunci:</b> proses, Gereja, dunia modern, solidaritas, keadilan ekonomi, martabat manusia, perdamaian.

scholarly journals Tra saeculum e mysterium fidei. La chiesa cattolica in regime di lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (13) ◽  
pp. 37-54
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Bova
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Adaptive Strategies ◽  
Religious Institution ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

The consequences of the pandemic on the presence of the Catholic Church. The relation State-Church. The adaptive strategies by the church followers and by the religious institution. The role played by Pope Francis.The Catholicism between visibility and evanescence. The questions asked to the institution and the possible outcomes for the future way of believing.

Gemeinsame Erklärungen der katholischen und evangelischen Kirche zur Ethik

2001 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
Hartmut Kreß
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Freedom Of Conscience ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Protestant Church ◽  
The Future ◽  
Theological Differences ◽  
Catholic Churches ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church ◽  
Church Doctrine

Abstract The joint declarations of the Protestant and Catholic Churches concerning ethical questions express the ecumenical progress achieved so far. However, the present ecumenical tension is obvious in issues conceming the understanding of the church, doctrine, and freedom of conscience. The Catholic Church has recently laid a greater emphasis on the hierarchical, authoritative and binding character of ecclesiastical doctrine in moral issues as weiL For the Protestant Church and theology however freedom of conscience is fundamental. In spite of these theological differences the significance of joint declarations for the future must be emphasized. The arguments of Catholic and Protestant ethics can complement each other in joint declarations. The joint declarations reach !arger parts of today's society than texts worded by only one Church.

William King and the threats to the Church of Ireland during the reign of James II

1972 ◽  
Vol 18 (69) ◽  
pp. 22-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
The Other ◽  
Church Of Scotland ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Church Of Ireland ◽  
The Future ◽  
The One ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

During the latter part of the reign of James II, the Church of Ireland was in a position of considerable delicacy. On the one hand, there was a real fear that the church would face annihilation at the hands of the ruling administration; if the threats of the catholic population had come to fruition, if the statutes passed by the Jacobite parliament of 1689 had been put into effect or if the Tyrconnell administration had remained in power any longer than it did, this fear would almost certainly have been realized. On the other hand, by the spring of 1689, Anglican churchmen could see that a Williamite victory might spell for them—as it did for the Church of Scotland—summary disestablishment. Most Irish Anglicans had already fled to England, thereby lending support to the Williamites; the northern presbyterians had actually taken up arms on the Williamite side. Only the remnant of the Church of Ireland left in Dublin seemed to be disloyal to the protestant king: and this remnant, to save its skin, had to continue outwardly loyal to its de jure and de facto monarch, James II. Whatever the outcome of the war which they all foresaw, the leaders of the remnant of the Church of Ireland can have held little hope for the future. A Jacobite victory would almost certainly mean the triumph of the catholic church and the despoiling of the Church of Ireland: a Williamite victory might well mean the triumph of the presbyterians and a partial disestablishment. In either case the Church of Ireland, dependent for its very existence on a firm establishment, would founder.

scholarly journals Vatikan II setelah 50 Tahun: Quo Vadimus

MELINTAS ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Fabianus Sebastian Heatubun
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

Pope Francis’s statement “I am the Vatican II” sounds a manifesto. To which direction is the wind blowing the Church’s ark, we might have already guessed. The existing dichotomy between the liberal and the conservative as well as the tension between the primacies of the pastoral and the dogmatic will yet be conflicting and colliding with each other. After 50 years, the 2nd Vatican Council and the ongoing future discussions about the basic pastoral directions within the Catholicism are to this day white-hot. The Pope could be anyone. But theologians, for these are who make the <em>lineamenta</em> of a new document, will continue to colour the trend of the Church in giving responses to the signs of the time. The future of Catholicism will not be viewed as limited as the lens of the Vatican II. The future humanism will challenge the Church with wider and more complex considerations rather than dwelling on the problems of dialogue with other religions apologetically or racketing with traditionalism, liberalism, and sekularism. There are pressing matters such as ecology, global warming, terrorism, and the sprawling gap between the poor and the rich. Macro-ethics has become more imperative than micro-ethics. The Catholic Church is called out to create “a better world for all” – the Kingdom of God that is inclusive and at a stroke pluralistic.<br /><br />

scholarly journals Nauczanie religii w polskich szkołach – sukces czy porażka?

2019 ◽  
pp. 207-228
Author(s):  
Witold Jedynak
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Local Church ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Sociological Studies ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church ◽  
Church Communities

Religious Education was reintroduced to state Polish schools in September 1990. The par- ticipation is not obligatory and it depends on parents and pupils. Sociological studies show that Religious Education has far more supporters than opponents which, undoubtedly, is the pastoral success of the Catholic Church. Despite the fact that in the last few years the attendance at RE was dropping, the vast majority of pupils still participate in it. Young people assess the quality of RE in a positive way. Some of them think that RE is interesting and they participate in it willingly. Others are of the opinion that RE is no di erent from other subjects.For the Catholic Church Religious Education is an important pastoral task. Therefore, it under- takes activities in order to provide quali ed RE teachers. The drawback of this e ort is, undoubte- dly, the fact that the catechization at school is done by laypeople with the simultaneous pullback of priests. Both pupils and parents are of the opinion that such actions not only impair the quality of RE teaching and lead to poor participation but also damage the relation between young people and parishes. In times when the level of religiosity and morality is falling, the Church should intensify its e ort to stop the process of secularization of young generation and strengthen or even rebuild the relation between young people with local Church communities by providing e ective RE teaching.

The Catholic twilight

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe Cleary
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Material Values ◽  
The Church ◽  
Healthy Relationship ◽  
The Catholic Church

Joe Cleary’s chapter examines what the future of the Catholic Church is now that one of the great threats to its hegemony during the twentieth century, communism, has fallen largely into abeyance. Will the Church continue to align itself with capitalism and ignore the steady grip of the associated neoliberal agenda that favours secular, material values over religious ones? In contemporary Ireland, it often seems as though a blind adherence to religion has been replaced by an equally blind embrace of neoliberalism. Cleary asks what psychological price the Irish will pay for their submissive compliance with the fashionable ideas of the moment and explores how a healthy relationship with the Church might be developed in such a changed cultural environment.

The Church-State Dispute Over Education in Mexico from Carranza to Cárdenas

1964 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-183
Author(s):  
Stanley E. Hilton
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Constitutional Reform ◽  
Military Commander ◽  
The Future ◽  
Mexican Government ◽  
Education In Mexico ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church ◽  
The Revolution

The delegate from Tabasco definitely believed that the destiny of Mexico was at stake. At President Carranza’s behest an assembly had convened at Querétaro charged with the duty of drafting a constitution which would embody the ideals of the Revolutionary element. Although he was still a young man in his early thirties, the delegate, Francisco Múgica, was a former military commander and governor of Tabasco, and he now occupied the strategic post of chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Reform whose task was to recommend the necessary modifications of the proposed constitution. It was December 13, 1916, and the committee’s report on a key article of the future constitution was being discussed. Múgica, the chief spokesman for the radical majority at the convention, rose to defend his views. The discussion of this particular article, he declared, was “the most solemn moment of the revolution. [No other moment] has been so great, so important, so solemn. … [The issue is] nothing less than that of the future of the nation, the future of our young people. …” The article which prompted Múgica’s dramatic remarks engendered one of the longest and most heated debates of the convention, and in the ensuing two decades it formed the basis of an important area of conflict between the Mexican government and the Catholic Church. This was Article 3 which deals with education.

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