scholarly journals When Catholicism meets the EU: it’s not always Euroenthusiasm

Politologia ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 25-45
Author(s):  
Simona Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Communist Countries ◽  
The Eu

This paper examines why, when and how Catholicism adopts a Eurosceptic narrative and whether religious Euroscepticism can emerge in post-communist countries, also comparing how the narrative changed before and after accession. The scope is threefold: (i) first, it seeks to provide an in-depth study on Catholicism and European integration. While religionhas generally been considered as supportive of a positive attitude toward the European Union (EU), this analysis shows it can also become an element of Euroscepticism; (ii) second, it focuses on the case study of Poland, using CBOS and PNES data; and (iii) third, it suggests an original framework, and explores, from a comparative perspective, when and how the Roman Catholic Church (or a branch thereof) has sought an alliance with a political party.

The ideational clinch of the Roman Catholic Church and the EU

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-197
Author(s):  
Petr Kratochvíl ◽  
Tomáš Doležal
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Eu

The article explores the so far largely ignored question of the political relations between the European Union and the Roman Catholic Church. It analyzes the deeper mutual ideational influences of the two entities, asking whether there has been a convergence of views about several basic political notions between the Church and the EU. The analysis centres on the Church’s approach to four fundamental notions related to the EU – (1) secularism, (2) the individual(ism), (3) free market, and (4) the state, stressing in particular the discursive strategies the Church employs to defend its own position. The conclusion focuses on the relation between the RCC’s “theopolitical” imagination and the EU’s political form and argues that the surprisingly strong support of the Church for the integration process is not only a result of the aggiornamento, but a peculiar example of the Church’s ongoing Europeanization. Methodologically, the paper builds on a discourse analysis of almost 160 documents released by the three key Church bodies which often comment on the EU: the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, and the Curia.

scholarly journals THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH: THE ALLIANCE OF THRONE AND ALTAR REVISITED?

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-238
Author(s):  
Petr Kratochvíl ◽  
Tomáš Doležal
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Religious Language ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Main Question ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Continent ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Eu

Starting from the assumption that the resurgence of the political influence of religion also affects the European continent, the article explores the interactions between the Roman Catholic Church and the European Union, focussing mainly on their mutual ideational influences. The study is divided into three parts: In the first, it analyses a substantial corpus of EU documents, trying to identify explicit references to Christianity and the religious inspiration of the integration process in them. Following from this, the second section identifies the key loci where the religious language used by the Church can be translated into the secular language used by EU policy-makers. In particular, we focus on the institutions which were set up specifically to foster the dialogue between the Church and the EU or to present the Church´s views to EU officials. Finally, after an analysis of the EU´s discourse on religion and the Catholic bodies dealing with the EU, we assess the overlap of the fundamental value-orientations of the two institutions. The main question the study addresses here is whether the discursive and institutional interactions between the RCC and the EU are supported by a deeper agreement between the Church´s and the Union´s fundamental values concerning the preferred political order.

“In My Modest Cell I am Not a Rebel”

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Angela Berlis
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Ethical Action ◽  
Role Of Religion

The contribution explores the question of how people react to situations and experiences of transition and radical change which have a major impact on their own lives. What kind of mindset do they develop in the process, who are their role models and how do they overcome spiritual hardship and marginalisation? The life and work of Charlotte Lady Blennerhassett, née Countess Leyden (1843–1917), serves as a case-study showing how learned liberal Catholics – in this case a lay noblewoman – dealt with their spiritual homelessness in the post-1870 ultramontanised Roman Catholic Church. Blennerhassett’s historical biographies reveal an interest in people in situations of threshold and transition. Through her writings on historical and cultural issues, Blennerhassett addressed topics as freedom, reconciliation of peoples and nations and ethical action. For her, the role of religion in this context was evident. The writings of Charlotte Blennerhassett, “the last European” (as she was described in obituaries), contributed to saving the non-ultramontane heritage from oblivion.

scholarly journals Troska o dziedzictwo kulturowe Kościoła Rzymskokatolickiego we współpracy ze światem : struktury kościelne w roli beneficjentów funduszy europejskich

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Sykała ◽  
Magdalena Dej
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
The Social ◽  
Peripheral Areas ◽  
European Regional Policy

Maintaining the cultural heritage of theRoman Catholic Church in cooperation with the world. The Church as a beneficiary of European Union funding The paper examines the efforts undertaken by the Roman Catholic Church in Poland in the area of the protection of cultural heritage supported by funding from the Eu-ropean Union. The work focuses on projects whose beneficiaries include dioceses, parishes, and religious orders. Availability of data made it possible to analyze pro-jects co-financed as part of European Regional Policy also known as Cohesion Policy directed towards support for the social and economic development of EU regions in order to minimize differences therein. The study covers all projects associated with cultural heritage including culture and tourism funded by the European Union since Poland’s entry into the organization in 2004 and ending in 2017. Analysis thereof indicates that the Roman Catholic Church has effectively taken advantage of oppor-tunities associated with Poland’s EU membership. Differences in financing activity 225Troska o dziedzictwo kulturowe Kościoła Rzymskokatolickiego... identified in the study are less strongly associated with specific parishes, monasteries, and dioceses as with the material heritage resources available therein. Noteworthy is also the substantial effort made by the Roman Catholic Church to acquire EU funds for the purpose of renovation or modernization of religious sites situated in peripheral areas. Such sites remain significant elements of both the identity and religious life of a number of parish communities in Poland

scholarly journals Are the EU Member States Ready for the New Union Customs Code: Emerging Legal Issues On the National Level

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-75
Author(s):  
Gediminas Valantiejus
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
International Trade ◽  
National Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Eu

AbstractIn 2016, the European Union has launched a new and ambitious project for the future regulation of international trade in the European Union and the rules of its taxation: since the 1 May 2016, the new Union Customs Code (UCC) has entered into force. It revokes the old Community Customs Code (CCC), which was applied since 1992, and passed in the form of EU regulation sets brand-new rules for the application of Common Customs Tariff and calculation of customs duties (tariffs) in all the EU Member States. It is oriented to the creation of the paperless environment for the formalisation of international trade operations (full electronic declaration of customs procedures) and ensuring of a more uniform administration of customs duties in the tax and customs authorities of the Member States in the European Union. Therefore, the article raises and seeks to answer the problematic question whether the Member States of the European Union themselves are ready to implement these ambitious goals and does the actual practice of the Member States support that (considering the practice of the Republic of Lithuania). The research, which is based on the analysis of case law in the Republic of Lithuania (case study of recent tax disputes between the taxpayers and customs authorities that arose immediately before and after the entry into force of the UCC), leads to the conclusion that many problematic areas that may negatively impact the functioning of the new Customs Code remain and must be improved, including an adoption of new legislative solutions.

scholarly journals Humor hos to norske dominikanerpatre

Ingen spøk ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 241-256
Author(s):  
Olav Hovdelien
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Dominican Order ◽  
Religious Minorities ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
The Catholic Church

For many decades Catholics remained a small, alien and somewhat unnoticed minority in Norway. Beginning in the 1950s, however, Catholicism became somewhat intellectually acceptable in academic circles, often in response to what was seen as the narrow-mindedness of Lutheranism, and as a result the Catholic Church gained a stronger foothold in Norway. In addition, shifting generations of Dominicans have influenced Norwegian society and public life with a self-ironic and open style of communication. Catholics currently represent one of the largest religious minorities in Norway, with a total membership of approximately 157,000 in a country with ca. 5.3 million inhabitants. This chapter presents a case study that includes a discussion on how humor is mediated by two distinguished representatives of the Dominican order in Norway who are also well known in the Norwegian media: Pater Kjell Arild Pollestad and Pater Arnfinn Haram. The two priests have published widely in books, newspaper columns and blogs, and both of them have been central representatives in different ways for Catholicism and the Roman Catholic Church in the Norwegian public sphere.

scholarly journals The Life of a Provincial Musician in Late Nineteenth-Century New Zealand: A Case Study of Joseph Higham in Hawera

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Jane
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Professional Musicians ◽  
Late Nineteenth

There has been little research into musical endeavour in small rural New Zealand townships during the late nineteenth century. This article explores the life of Joseph Higham, one of the first professional musicians to settle long term in Hawera. It surveys his wide-ranging musical activities in and around Hawera, including his relationship with the Roman Catholic Church. The work, influence and outcomes of provincial musicians are compared to musicians working in the larger cities; while the reduced scale of amateur activities resulting from a smaller and more widespread population is notable, the general quality and professionalism of teaching is similar.

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