A (Lay) Catholic Voice Against a National Consensus

Pólemos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-137
Author(s):  
Patrick James Mullins
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Canon Law ◽  
Moral Theology ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Boat People ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Political Consensus ◽  
Contrary View ◽  
The Stranger ◽  
The Voice

Abstract In both a canon law student’s essay and in oral remarks to the 2017 Onclin Chair conference at KU Leuven, the author critiques his own country’s closed border consensus excluding admission of boat people. He argues this political consensus in Australia is at odds with the celebrated national identity of Australians. Moreover, the author identifies that the closed border consensus is contrary to the Gospel, because it does not welcome the stranger and because it betrays the universality of the love of neighbour which the Gospel demands. The author argues that the voice of the Catholic lay person is not to remain silent, but is to speak out against the injustice of the policy because the Gospel, the magisterium of the Second Vatican Council in its decree on the Apostolate of the laity, the Canon law, Catholic moral theology and the dictates of conscience all demand the articulation of a contrary view.

scholarly journals Geneza kan. 1095 Kodeksu Prawa Kanonicznego Jana Pawła II

2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 143-159
Author(s):  
Anna Gołębiowska
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Canon Law ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Code Of Canon Law ◽  
Psychological Capacity ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The Church

In the article, the contemporary interpretations of the can. 1095 of the new Code Of Canon Law, which undergone several modifications, were shown. Both the issue of formulating the definitions of mental disorders in the canonical law and the question of “lack of capacity” and psychological capacity for assuming the essential obligations of marriage (as defined by the Church) were explained. Moreover, various opinions of authors on capacity to enter into marriage were presented. Some research on psychological causes which make a person not able to assume the essential obligations of marriage were pointed out. At the same time, there is an explanation of the purpose of marriage according to the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, which resulted in the extension of the list of causes due to which the declaration of nullity might be applied for.

scholarly journals Czwarty synod archidiecezji warszawskiej

2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 23-49
Author(s):  
Janusz Gręźlikowski
Keyword(s):  
Canon Law ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Moral Life ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Holy See ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The Many ◽  
Administrative Structures ◽  
The Church

The 4th Synod of the Warsaw Archdioceses was debating during the five-year period, between 19th March 1998 and 19th March 2003 when the Warsaw Church had been run by the primate of Poland, cardinal Joseph Glemp. He proposed, summoned and carried out the synod and promulgated its resolutions. The initiative of summoning the synod was connected with the need for overall renewal of the religious and moral life of the Warsaw archdiocese. The synod’s deliberations and its resolutions were to cause the betterment of the organization and functioning of administrative and pastoral apparatus in the archdiocese, to normalize the many issues concerning the church and religious life, as well as to improve the laity and clergy’s religious, social and moral level. To achieve, a wide representation of clergy, catholic laity and monks were engaged. The synodical resolutions with its jurisdictional and pastoral nature are signified by strong setting in the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, the Canon Law, the documents of the Holy See and John Paul II, as well as by the resolutions of the Second Polish Plenary Second and the instructions of the Conference of the Polish Episcopate. At the same time they refer to the tradition of the Warsaw archdiocese and remain fully opened for the “tomorrow” of the Church, evangelizing and pastoral objective. Furthermore they undertake, organize and regulate many difficult pastoral issues. Thus the synodical legislator contributed to the renewal, revival and activation of the church and administrative structures of the archdioceses, so they could serve to various pastoral, church and administrative assignments.

scholarly journals Posługa kapłanów w postanowieniach duszpasterskiego Synodu Archidiecezji Lwowskiej i Diecezji Łuckiej 1995-1997

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 43-58
Author(s):  
Jan Dyduch
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Canon Law ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Church Life ◽  
God's People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Priestly Ministry ◽  
The Church

Synod of the Archdiocese of Lvov, inaugurated 16th January 1995, concluded 21st January 1997, became the brilliant event in the Archdiocese’s dramatic history of the last decades. The Synod assumed the renewal of the Church of Lvov and Luck on a basis of the teaching of the Second Vatican Council and the provisions of Canon Law. The renewal of the Church life requires the renewal of priestly ministry. The Synod of Lvov turns priests’ attention to their participation in the triple mission of the Church. They take part in the teaching mission when they preach the Gospel, teach catechism and evangelize by means of mass media. They fulfil their mission of sanctification when they administer sacraments and take care ofreligious practices and piety of the faithful. While guiding God’s people and performing manifold cure of souls, they carry out their pastoral mission.

John Paul II's Use of Scripture in His Moral Teaching

Horizons ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-134
Author(s):  
Charles E. Curran
Keyword(s):  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Moral Theology ◽  
Fiftieth Anniversary ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Catholic Theology ◽  
Scientific Presentation ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The World

The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the College Theology Society naturally turns our focus to what has transpired in these fifty years. In terms of Roman Catholic theology, the two most significant historical realities are the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) and the now twenty-five-year pontificate of John Paul II as Bishop of Rome.In my discipline of moral theology, Vatican II and its document on the training of priests called for the renewal of moral theology with a special emphasis on its Scriptural bases. “Special care is to be taken for the improvement of moral theology. Its scientific presentation, drawing more fully on the teaching of holy Scripture should highlight the lofty vocation of the Christian faithful and their obligation to bring forth fruit and charity for the life of the world.”John Paul II as pope has written and taught extensively in the area of morality. In the light of the Vatican II mandate to renew moral theology through a greater appreciation of its scriptural roots and bases, this essay will critically evaluate John Paul II's use of scripture in his teaching on morality.

scholarly journals Relevansi Eklesiologi Communio Konsili Vatikan II Terhadap Hukum Kanonik 1983

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-176
Author(s):  
Yohanes Wilson Bei Lena Meo
Keyword(s):  
Canon Law ◽  
Body Of Christ ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Code Of Canon Law ◽  
Ecclesiastical Authority ◽  
Vatican Council

Communion, as expressed fully in Eucharist, for its bond with salvation, is the first and foremost obligation of every member of the faithful. This obligation arises from baptism, as a sacrament which incorporates the faithful into the mystical body of Christ and accompanies the faithful in all their action: the sacramental life, of faith and of relationship with ecclesiastical authority. The Second Vatican Council has placed communion as one of the important ecclesiological paradigms. The process of revision of Code of Canon Law itself is carried out in harmony with the ecclesiological paradigm of the Second Vatican Council. Counted among the visible elements of communion, Canon Law has tried also to translate the conception of communion into juridical language, which contains the rights and obligations of the faithful to endeavor and maintain it. This article has its purpose as an effort to see the relevance of the concept of communion in the Second Vatican Council to the Code of Canon Law promulgated in 1983.

scholarly journals PAROKI BERAKAR LINGKUNGAN: MUPAS II DALAM PERSPEKTIF KONSILI DAN PASCAKONSILI VATIKAN II

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Petrus Canisius Edi Laksito
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Basic Direction ◽  
Subsequent Period ◽  
Important Policy ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Strategic Policy ◽  
The Voice ◽  
The Catholic Church

The Second Pastoral Consultation of the Diocese of Surabaya held on October 18th-20th 2019 declared the Pastoral Strategic Policy of the Diocese of Surabaya for 2020-2030, formulated in these words: “In the spirit of the Basic Direction, the Catholic Church of the Diocese of Surabaya matures lingkungan rooted parishes present in the middle of the society”. This article wants to know in what matters and how strong this Diocese of Surabaya’s Pastoral Strategic Policy is connected to the voices of the pastors of the universal Church, especially those echoed in the doctrine of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) and that of the subsequent period. It is hoped that such reflection brought a clearer vision and understanding regarding such an important policy, granted that it will lead the faithful people of the Catholic Church of the Diocese of Surabaya in their pilgrimage to God in this world for the next 10 years. By knowing its connectedness with the voices of the pastors of the universal Church, it is expected that the faithful people of the Diocese of Surabaya would be more aware of the voice of Jesus Christ, the Good Pastor, who himself leads his flock to the green pastures of love shared in faith and hope with peoples they enconter.

scholarly journals Evolution of Catholic Marriage Morality in the Twentieth Century from a Baby-Making Contract to a Love-Making Covenant Part I: Code of Cannon Law to Vatican II

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Collins Vacek S.J.
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Canon Law ◽  
Sexual Ethics ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
The West ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Marital Love ◽  
Church Teaching

Sexual ethics in the West has been evolving, in practice and in theory, over the last century. The official Catholic Church teaching was challenged by many Christian churches and by the changing culture of the West. The Vatican insisted that no change could be made in its timeless truths. Nevertheless, each challenge required ever more sophisticated and convoluted arguments. The impetus for change came through the Western shift from seeing sexual activity as a procreative act toward viewing it as a way for husbands and wives (and gradually also any consenting adult) to express and deepen love. The Second Vatican Council accepted this new view, but subsequently the official teaching became more strict, insisting that both procreation and marital love-making must be present. The teaching of Pope Paul VI prohibiting contraception was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back for many Catholics. They abandoned the official teaching, recognizing that it was the new personalist view itself that complicated the meaning of marriage. Subsequently, the Canon Law tried reestablish the validity of loveless sex in marriage–the dominant view through the centuries. That move was rejected.

scholarly journals Missiological Implications of Conscience in Present-Day Roman Catholicism

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Reid Karr
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Moral Theology ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Roman Catholicism ◽  
Gaudium Et Spes ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Letter Exchange

During Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s Papacy, The Theology Of Conscience Has Taken On A Significant Role. A Developed Theology Of Conscience Emerged During The Second Vatican Council, Most Notably With Gaudium Et Spes, And Later Developed As Essential In Moral Theology. Francis Is The First Pope To Fully Embody Vatican II Teachings, In Particular In His Incorporation Of The Conscience Into Theology And Practice. During The First Months Of His Papacy, He Made It Clear That Conscience Is Crucial To His Theology And, In A Letter Exchange With A Prominent Italian Journalist, He Underscored Obedience To One’s Conscience As The Key To Receiving Forgiveness Of Sins. This Development Has Tremendous Theological And Missiological Implications For The Roman Catholic Church. KEYWORDS: Roman Catholicism, Pope Francis, conscience, missiology, morality, Vatican II, Gaudium et spes

Parish

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tricia Colleen Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Canon Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
American Catholicism ◽  
Institutional Control ◽  
Early American ◽  
Institutional Authority ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Institutional Church

This chapter unpacks the meaning of “parish” and significance of canonical parish status in the Catholic Church. Institutional authority matters for defining parish in ways unlike other forms of congregation. This chapter explores the role of territory in defining parish historically, along with exceptions to this rule that proliferated in early American Catholicism. National parishes challenged the institutional Church to clarify bishops’ authority over local religious organizing. Changes to canon law in 1917 reasserted institutional control over parish establishment, once again prioritizing territorial boundaries. The Second Vatican Council and subsequent reforms to canon law in 1983 made room for communities of purpose alongside territory. Bishops found greater discretion to establish purpose-based parishes in their dioceses. This chapter specifies the canonical privileges that accompany parish status. It also profiles the characteristics of personal parishes appearing in the United States today.

scholarly journals Hati Nurani

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-217
Author(s):  
Benny Phang Khong Wing
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Moral Theology ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Proper Role ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The Gift ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Church ◽  
Amoris Laetitia

This article describes the meaning of conscience according to the definition presented by the Second Vatican Council in the light of Thomistic and Carmelite perspectives and explains the depth of this definition, in order to dispel misconceptions about the meaning of conscience that are widely circulated, and show its proper role in the edifice of moral theology. For this reason, this article elaborates on the harmonious correlation between the two dimensions of conscience, namely, synderesis and conscientia, as well as the harmonious correlation they have with the virtue of prudence which is perfected by the gift of counsel from the Holy Spirit. The pastoral aspect of this article is presented in the end by analyzing the importance of conscience revived by the Church as presented in the apostolic exhortation of Amoris Laetitia.

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