scholarly journals The Canonical, Legal and Liturgical Consequences of the Redefinition of the Sacrament of Marriage in the Old Catholic Churches

2021 ◽  
pp. 125-140
Author(s):  
Tomasz Dariusz Mames
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Full Agreement ◽  
Homosexual Orientation ◽  
Cultural Connotations ◽  
Catholic Churches

Both the Roman Catholic Church and the canonical Orthodox Churches, or Churches associated with the Union of Utrecht, include marriage in the seven sacraments. Nevertheless, there is no agreement between them regarding the minister of the sacrament, the possibility of a second marriage after divorce or clergy marriage. In recent years, tensions in individual ecclesial communities have also been exacerbated by canonical legalization of same-sex relationships. This issue concerns, in particular, the Churches whose bishops are part of the International Conference of Old Catholic Bishops. In the West European Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht there is full agreement that homosexual orientation is one of the variants of human nature. Old Catholics Theologians believe that the condemnation of homosexuality which we find in Scripture resulted from the state of knowledge at the time and related cultural connotations. They point out that modern science shows this phenomenon in a completely different perspective, based on the results of scientific research unknown to either the Biblical tradition or the Tradition of the early Church. The consequence of this was the opening of the debate on their nature and on the possibility of blessing same-sex relationships.

Ecumenism and Rome

1984 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-64
Author(s):  
T. F. Torrance
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
People Of God ◽  
Evangelical Churches ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Catholic Churches ◽  
The Church

Few people in our time have been more deeply concerned with thinking into each other again the inner substance of the evangelical and catholic emphases in the Church of Jesus Christ, than Oscar Cullmann. This has been especially evident in the way in which he has consistently sought to penetrate into the essential harmony of the Gospel that not only underlies the whole history of the Church but underpins the divisions between the Evangelical Churches and the Roman Catholic Church, bringing his unusually fresh understanding of the NT and the Early Church to bear constructively upon the areas of discord and friction, not least in respect of the concept of the Papacy. His many writings reveal unparalleled sensitivity and appreciation for the centrality of the biblical message, the sanctity of tradition and the continuity of worship in the redeemed life of the people of God, which have allowed him to bring together, without compromise, the concentration upon the core of the Gospel which has characterised the Evangelical Churches and the universal task and unifying order which have characterised the Catholic Churches.

scholarly journals Polish Catholic Church -Ecumenical Contexts

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-169
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Sawa-Czajka ◽  
Mirosław Michalski
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Ecumenical Dialogue ◽  
Ecumenical Council ◽  
Catholic Churches

Polish Catholic Church -Ecumenical Contexts Polish Catholic Church operates in its parishes as well as ecumenical cooperation with other Catholic Churches. Moreover, there is also an important ecumenical dialogue conducted with the Roman Catholic Church. Polish Catholic Church is also active in the Polish Ecumenical Council.

scholarly journals The Types of Authority in Christian Belief

1911 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-252
Author(s):  
Clarence A. Beckwith
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
The State ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Christian Belief ◽  
Church Authority ◽  
Ultimate Result ◽  
The Church

This presentation is limited to an exposition and estimate of the chief types in which authority has appeared in the church, to which are added one or two fundamental suggestions.The first type is naturally that of the Roman Catholic church. Authority here was a gradual growth. At the outset no one could have foreseen the ultimate result, yet the claims of a series of bishops of the early church of Rome, not seldom men of the greatest administrative ability, whose assumptions were favored by circumstances, grew at length into the acknowledged supremacy of the Roman see. This supremacy gradually took the place of the state and subordinated every government to its own law and end, and this claim now extends to every interest of every individual whenever and wherever the church sees fit to exercise its prerogative.

scholarly journals Congresses of Velehrad

2002 ◽  
pp. 74-83
Author(s):  
N.M. Madey
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Catholic Theology ◽  
Catholic Churches

The desire for unity among Christians, called the popular term "ecumenism", has its origins. The split between the Byzantine and Catholic churches finally established itself in the minds of ordinary people after the Crusades and the capture of the Crusaders of Constantinople in 1204. Subsequent centuries were marked by unity competitions, but the Roman Catholic Church was the initiator of these competitions. In Catholic theology, all churches that were not under papal jurisdiction were considered to be objects of missionary activity. The result of such missionary unity was the deepening of the divide between the Catholic and Eastern churches. Segments of the latter proclaimed unity with Rome, beginning their existence as Uniate churches.

scholarly journals Oriental Catholic Churches: The History of Origins and the Current State

2000 ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
N. M. Madey
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Reverse Flow ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
The West ◽  
History Of Christianity ◽  
Current State ◽  
History Of ◽  
Catholic Churches

The study of the historical path of the development of Christianity from the time of its occurrence and to this day makes it possible to conclude that at all stages of the existence of this religion for her was characterized by the division into separate directions and branches, which led to a struggle between them. The whole history of Christianity is a multitude of divisions, conflicts and heresies. But there is no doubt that the evolutionary process of the development of Christianity is followed by the reverse flow - the desire to unite into a single Christ's church. Representative of this trend was the Roman Catholic Church. In the XI-XIII centuries. it reached the peak of its power (in the West) and began its unifying activity in the East.

6. The Aunt Josephine Paradox

2021 ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
Colin MacCabe
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
General Readership

‘The Aunt Josephine Paradox’ begins by highlighting the legacy and impact of James Joyce’s works on the legalization of same-sex marriages in Ireland, the rejection of the authority of the Roman Catholic Church, and nationalism. It then considers the Aunt Josephine paradox. The Aunt Josephine paradox refers to when Joyce sent a copy of Ulysses to his aunt, Josephine Murray, and she found the book incomprehensible. This provides perhaps the most telling example of the fact that Joyce hoped for a very general readership and underestimated wildly the difficulties that Ulysses posed to the reader. However, these difficulties are not specific to Joyce; they are common to all modernist texts.

Ethnicity and Confession in Bukovina in the Sources from the Turn of the 18th century

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (46) ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
Melchior Jakubowski
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
The Other ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Catholic Churches ◽  
Roman Catholics

In the descriptions of Bukovуna as the new Habsburg province and in the records of the Roman Catholic Church various terms for ethnicity have functioned, sophisticatedly related to the religious denominations. Either all Orthodox inhabitants were described as Moldavians, or a difference between Orthodox Moldavians and Orthodox Ruthenians was marked. For Ruthenians (Orthodox and Greek Catholic) and their language there was no common name. All Roman Catholics were sometimes considered as Germans and Hungarians. Despite that, Catholic Church in Bukovуna from its beginning was multi-ethnic and multi-language. The ambiguity of terms is shown by the problem with distinguishing Catholic Poles and Slovaks. On the other hand, there was even a case of mistaking Ruthenians for Poles. Ethnicity and confession in Bukovina were entangled with each other, but with no strict connection, like the one functioning in Galicia (Polish Roman Catholics and Ruthenian Greek Catholics). The situation was much more complicated. The mixture of ethnicities among the faithful in both Orthodox and Catholic Churches was a factor of highest importance for the development of famous Bukovуnian tolerance. Keywords: Bukovina, ethnicity, religion, terminology

ARCIC on Mary: An Historical Consideration of the Use of Early Church Evidence in the Seattle Statement

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-80
Author(s):  
John Painter
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Book Of Common Prayer ◽  
Immaculate Conception ◽  
Common Prayer ◽  
Historical Consideration

ABSTRACTThe ARCIC Statement on Mary features an underlying agreement on Mary as a basis for recommending that Anglicans accept the two Marian dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption as matters of faith. In outlining the case it becomes clear that the place of Scripture, as expressed in Article 6 of the Thirty Nine Articles, is different in the two Communions. The two Marian dogmas shift the focus of the underlying agreement so that Mary becomes more aligned with Jesus than believers. Mary's sinlessness, which is the focus of the dogma of Immaculate conception, apparently involves her continuing virginity. Though perpetual virginity is assumed in the creeds and the Book of Common Prayer, it is not explicitly connected with Mary's purity or sinlessness. This move is consistent with the place of virginity and celibacy in the Roman Catholic Church. It is a serious difference from the Anglican position. In addition, ecumenical research brings into question the view that Mary remained ever a virgin recognizing children born to Joseph and Mary. Historically and exegetically the mother and brothers of Jesus are seen as believers and followers of Jesus.

Martyrdom

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan W. van Henten
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Imperial Rome ◽  
Greco Roman ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Noble Death ◽  
Definition Of

Martyrdom in the Greco-Roman period is a scholarly construct. Which writings are relevant sources depends on the definition of martyrdom. Broad definitions imply that various forms of noble death among Greeks and Romans can be considered martyrdom. More strict definitions suggest that martyrdom first occurred among Jews in the 2nd century bce during the oppression by the Seleucid king Antiochus IV (168–167 bce) or only in the context of imperial Rome. The occurrence of the witness vocabulary (martys and related phrases) in the documents is often considered a decisive factor in this discussion. Van Henten and Avemarie 2002 (cited under Anthologies) consider martyrdom a specific form of noble death and define a “martyr” as a person who in an extremely hostile situation prefers a violent death to compliance with a demand of the (usually pagan) authorities. Middleton 2006 (cited under General Treatments) defines a martyrdom as “a type of narrative which describes a death which reinforces a group’s (whether religious, political or national) view of the world.” Middleton 2014 (cited under General Treatments) considers a definition elusive because martyrdom is a contested phenomenon (cf. Rajak 2012, cited under General Treatments). Recla 2014 (cited under General Treatments) argues that martyrdom is an intentional and violent act of self-formation by self-death. The early Church considered Daniel and his three companions (see Daniel 3 and 6) as well as the so-called Maccabean martyrs models for Christian martyrs. The Maccabean martyrs were even included in the official calendar of martyrs of the Roman Catholic Church, with 1 August as their anniversary. Relevant primary sources include Daniel 3 and 6 (with the Greek additions); 2 Maccabees 6:18–31, 7:1–42, 14:37–46; 4 Maccabees; the acts and passions of Christian martyrs; and rabbinic passages about martyrdom. The New Testament has no elaborate sections devoted to martyrdom, but there are interconnections with this theme in several ways.

Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Reception of Aquinas in the East

2021 ◽  
pp. 190-204
Author(s):  
Klaus-Peter Todt
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Thomas Aquinas ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Church Fathers ◽  
Counter Reformation ◽  
Orthodox Theology ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Church

The influence of scholastic theology in general and of Thomas Aquinas in particular on Orthodox theology in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries should not be overestimated. In particular, the Orthodox theologians who had studied in Italy were familiar with the work of Thomas Aquinas. This may have contributed to their inclination to consider transubstantiation an authentic element of Orthodox theology. But is certainly not correct to speak of a ‘Babylonian captivity’ of Orthodox theology in this period. Orthodox theologians were not alienated from the doctrine of the early church synods and the church fathers through occidental influence. Almost all authors treated here quote far more frequently from the works of Greek church fathers than from works by scholastic or counter-reformation theologians of the Roman Catholic Church. Even when they admired Thomas Aquinas they did not allow themselves to be won over to approving specifically Roman Catholic doctrines.

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