All Catholics must therefore aim at Christian perfection[24] and, each according to his station, play his part that the Church may daily be more purified and renewed. However, it is evident that, when individuals wish for full Catholic communion, their preparation and reconciliation is an undertaking which of its nature is distinct from ecumenical action. Chapter I - Catholic Principles on Ecumenism Lumen Gentium, nn. The Church therefore needs purification and renewal and must ceaselessly take the way of penance (cf. 22. The Decree on Ecumenism did not appear out of thin air. Despite their different, often considerably differing stances, the reformers conceive of the Church as a creatura verbi whose point of departure is the Word of God24 and not the Eucharist. Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 3).16 From this distinction derives the fact that ecumenism does not aim to create associations but to achieve communio, which means neither reciprocal absorption nor fusion." 12 Cf. 10 This concept dates back to J. Calvin; but whereas for Calvin the term referred to the sad remnants of the true Church, in the ecumenical debate it is understood in a positive and dynamic sense, directed towards the future. At these meetings, which are organized in a religious spirit, each explains the teaching of his Communion in greater depth and brings out clearly its distinctive features. In the study of revelation East and West have followed different methods, and have developed differently their understanding and confession of God's truth. 20. For this reason the Holy Council urges all, but especially those who intend to devote themselves to the restoration of full communion hoped for between the Churches of the East and the Catholic Church, to give due consideration to this special feature of the origin and growth of the Eastern Churches, and to the character of the relations which obtained between them and the Roman See before separation. In recent times more than ever before, He has been rousing divided Christians to remorse over their divisions and to a longing for unity. All this heritage of spirituality and liturgy, of discipline and theology, in its various traditions, this holy synod declares to belong to the full Catholic and apostolic character of the Church. Full text of Unitatis Redintegratio. They must take full account of all these factors and, where this is done, it will greatly contribute to the dialogue that is looked for. Nor should we forget that anything wrought by the grace of the Holy Spirit in the hearts of our separated brethren can be a help to our own edification. In this eschatological perspective, the ecumenical movement is closely connected to the missionary movement. From such dialogue will emerge still more clearly what the situation of the Catholic Church really is. Summary Intro Division within the Christian community "openly contradicts the will of Christ, scandalizes the world, and damages the holy cause of preaching the Gospel to every creature." ( UR, 1) As such, moving towards unity comes from God and is a great good. John Wooden, All hopes of eternity and all gain from the past he would have given to have her there, to be wrapped warm with him in one blanket, and sleep, only sleep. The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity addressed this theme in detail at its Plenary Assembly in 2001. [35] Hence, through the celebration of the Holy Eucharist in each of these churches, the Church of God is built up and grows in stature[36] and through concelebration, their communion with one another is made manifest. For men who believe in Christ and have been truly baptized are in communion with the Catholic Church even though this communion is imperfect. We are also linked to the Communities born of the Reformation by many important elements of the true Church, including above all the proclamation of the Word of God and Baptism. 6. Above all, prayer is the heart of the ecumenical movement (cf. All the faithful should remember that the more effort they make to live holier lives according to the Gospel, the better will they further Christian unity and put it into practice. Unitatis Redintegratio, nn. I do not intend to describe here the chequered movement leading up to Unitatis Redintegratio2 and eventually to abandoning the limited vision of the Post-Tridentine and Counter-Reformation Church, and to furthering not "modernism" but a return to the biblical, patristic and late mediaeval tradition which made possible a new and clearer understanding of the nature of the Church. [22] Cf. [20] But in subsequent centuries much more serious dissensions made their appearance and quite large communities came to be separated from full communion with the Catholic Church - for which, often enough, men of both sides were to blame. The Council knew that the Church journeys on through history to bring to fruition in history what her deepest nature actually is ("est "). The Council moreover professes its awareness that human powers and capacities cannot achieve this holy objective - the reconciling of all Christians in the unity of the one and only Church of Christ. Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 3; Ut Unum Sint, n. 14), but she now has a dialogical awareness of this and takes the other Churches and Ecclesial Communities into account. Unitatis Redintegratio affirms that it is in the Eucharist where "the unity of the Church is both signified and brought about" (Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 2). But we live in a very un-ideal world. FLORENTINUM, Sess. Baptism is fundamental in all of this. 19. Although the ecumenical movement and the desire for peace with the Catholic Church have not yet taken hold everywhere, it is our hope that ecumenical feeling and mutual esteem may gradually increase among all men. S. IOANNES CHRYSOSTOMOS, In loannem Homelia XLVI, PG 59, 260-262. 34 ff., 83 ff.). Jn 16:13), revealing to us ceaselessly the Gospel that has been handed on to us once and for all, helping us to grow in our understanding of the truth revealed once and for all (cf. They must recognize that this is of supreme importance for the faithful preservation of the fullness of Christian tradition, and for bringing about reconciliation between Eastern and Western Christians. Is it ideal? It's necessary. While invoking the Holy Spirit, they seek in these very Scriptures God as it were speaking to them in Christ, Whom the prophets foretold, Who is the Word of God made flesh for us. This clarification was provided by the Council in the Constitution on the Church with the much-discussed formula "subsistit in": the Church of Jesus Christ subsists in the Catholic Church (cf. He can rightly be considered the spiritual father of the Decree on Ecumenism; it is he who willed the Council and he who defined its purpose: renewal within the Catholic Church and the unity of Christians. We must consequently ask ourselves: what are the Catholic principles of ecumenism as they have been formulated in the Decree Unitatis Redintegratio? Unitatis Redintegratio officially recognised that ecumenism is a priority for the Roman Catholic Church which . Spiritual ecumenism means interior conversion, spiritual renewal, the personal sanctification of life, charity, self-denial, humility, patience, but also renewal and reform of the Church. This formulation of the ecumenical problem is the Council's most important theological contribution to the ecumenical question. Catholics, who already have a proper grounding, need to acquire a more adequate understanding of the respective doctrines of our separated brethren, their history, their spiritual and liturgical life, their religious psychology and general background. S. AUGUSTINUS, In Ps. [31] So we humbly beg pardon of God and of our separated brethren, just as we forgive them that trespass against us. This expression, still fairly vague in the Decree on Ecumenism, was taken up and developed in the Tomos Agapis,19 the exchange of Messages between Pope Paul VI and the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras. The restoration of unity among all Christians is one of the principal concerns of the Second Vatican Council. On 21 November 1964, the Second Vatican Council solemnly promulgated the Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio. . Enjoy reading and share 5 famous quotes about Unitatis Redintegratio with everyone. As distinct from what occurred in the situation of the schism of the East, with the Communities that resulted from the Reformation we are not only in the presence of doctrinal divergences but also of fundamental structure and of another type of Church. [2] Cf. Christ the Lord founded one Church and one Church only. In this regard, the ecumenical movement is a charismatic phenomenon and an "operation of the Holy Spirit". orientalium ecclesiarum unitatis redintegratio christus May 12th, 2020 - orientalium ecclesiarum unitatis redintegratio christus dominus optatam totius perfectae caritatis gravissimum educationis nostra aetate dei verbum herders theologischer kommentar zum zweiten vatikanischen konzil by peter hnermann editor bernd jochen hilberath editor Before the whole world let all Christians confess their faith in the triune God, one and three in the incarnate Son of God, our Redeemer and Lord. Christ summons the Church to continual reformation as she sojourns here on earth. Decree on Ecumenism Unitatis Redintegratio Introduction 1. Carl Henegan, We can spend our whole lives underachieving." Today, in many parts of the world, under the inspiring grace of the Holy Spirit, many efforts are being made in prayer, word and action to attain that fullness of unity which Jesus Christ desires. It was passed by a vote of 2,137 to 11 of the bishops assembled at the Council, and was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 21 November 1964. Therefore the teaching concerning the Lord's Supper, the other sacraments, worship, the ministry of the Church, must be the subject of the dialogue. And hope does not disappoint, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.[42]. But Sacred Scriptures provide for the work of dialogue an instrument of the highest value in the mighty hand of God for the attainment of that unity which the Saviour holds out to all. Spiritus Sanctus, qui credentes inhabitat totamque replet atque regit Ecclesiam, miram illam communionem fidelium efficit et tam intime omnes in Christo coniungit, ut Ecclesiae unitatis sit Principium. Their ecumenical action must be fully and sincerely Catholic, that is to say, faithful to the truth which we have received from the apostles and Fathers of the Church, in harmony with the faith which the Catholic Church has always professed, and at the same time directed toward that fullness to which Our Lord wills His Body to grow in the course of time. Unitatis Redintegratio, nn. There from the glorious times of the holy Fathers, monastic spirituality flourished which, then later flowed over into the Western world, and there provided the source from which Latin monastic life took its rise and has drawn fresh vigor ever since. 13. It was for this reason that Pope Pius XII in 1949 had condemned an exclusive interpretation of the axiom "Extra ecclesiam nulla salus".9. It is, of course, essential that the doctrine should be clearly presented in its entirety. Council clearly makes ecumenism binding as the work of the Spirit. Witness to the unity of the Church very generally forbids common worship to Christians, but the grace to be had from it sometimes commends this practice. It is an event of the Holy Spirit who guides the Church into all the truth in accordance with the Lord's promise (cf. Unitatis Redintegratio, however, did not stop there. Online piracy needs to be dealt with itself, because people are just wholesale stealing people's work and not paying for it. This is the way that, when the obstacles to perfect ecclesiastical communion have been gradually overcome, all Christians will at last, in a common celebration of the Eucharist, be gathered into the one and only Church in that unity which Christ bestowed on His Church from the beginning. This people of God, though still in its members liable to sin, is ever growing in Christ during its pilgrimage on earth, and is guided by God's gentle wisdom, according to His hidden designs, until it shall happily arrive at the fullness of eternal glory in the heavenly Jerusalem. But its acceptance by the Second Vatican Council is rooted in the Catholic theology of the 19th century. 11, 29: PL 36, 299. It is right and salutary to recognize the riches of Christ and virtuous works in the lives of others who are bearing witness to Christ, sometimes even to the shedding of their blood. Unity in the sense of full communio does not mean uniformity, but unity in diversity and diversity in unity. This close identification of the Church of Jesus Christ with the Catholic Church is present, for example, in the Encyclicals Mystici Corporis (1943) and Humani Generis (1950).8, However, Mystici Corporis also recognizes that there are persons who, while they may not be baptized, belong to the Catholic Church because they so desire (cf. Similarly, the Council commends to the shepherds and faithful of the Catholic Church to develop closer relations with those who are no longer living in the East but are far from home, so that friendly collaboration with them may increase, in the spirit of love, to the exclusion of all feeling of rivalry or strife. XII (1517), Constitutio Constituti: Mansi 32, 988 B-C. [36] Cf. To achieve this purpose, study is of necessity required, and this must be pursued with a sense of realism and good will. [17] Cf. All in the Church must preserve unity in essentials. Eph. It seemed the sleep with the woman in his arms was the only necessity. 3 ff., 6 ff. This movement was long regarded with suspicion by the Catholic Church. The very rich liturgical and spiritual heritage of the Eastern Churches should be known, venerated, preserved and cherished by all. Copyright 2023 Famous Quotes & Sayings. Traduzioni in contesto per "cammino verso il tuo cuore" in italiano-inglese da Reverso Context: E infrango ogni voto sul mio cammino verso il tuo cuore It is most important that future shepherds and priests should have mastered a theology that has been carefully worked out in this way and not polemically, especially with regard to those aspects which concern the relations of separated brethren with the Catholic Church. The Council, therefore, spoke of relations between local Churches as between Sister Churches (cf. It is in the particular Churches and formed out of them that the one and unique Catholic Church exists, and conversely, it is in the one Church and formed out of her that the particular Churches exist (cf. DC: GeorgetownUniversityPress, 1990)908-920.Henceforth UR. Therefore, without minimizing the differences between the various Christian bodies, and without overlooking the bonds between them which exist in spite of divisions, this holy Council decides to propose the following considerations for prudent ecumenical action. The Council integrated the ecumenical movement into this eschatological dynamic. What has just been said about the lawful variety that can exist in the Church must also be taken to apply to the differences in theological expression of doctrine. Everywhere large numbers have felt the impulse of this grace, and among our separated brethren also there increases from day to day the movement, fostered by the grace of the Holy Spirit, for the restoration of unity among all Christians. However, in the spirit of the two great heralds of the Council, J.A. Ecumenism and mission are like twins.3. It has already declared its teaching on the Church, and now, moved by a desire for the restoration of unity among all the followers of Christ, it wishes to set before all Catholics the ways and means by which they too can respond to this grace and to this divine call. Indeed, the Church does not only have an institutional dimension but also a charismatic one, as the Council emphasized (cf. II, Trent to Vatican /I, (ed. Lumen Gentium, n. 15; Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 4; Ut Unum Sint, nn. This notwithstanding, it had far-reaching and important repercussions both within the Catholic Church and at an ecumenical level, and in the course of the past 40 years it has profoundly changed the situation of ecumenism .25. 3 J. VATICANUM 1, Sess. Yet worship in common (communicatio in sacris) is not to be considered as a means to be used indiscriminately for the restoration of Christian unity. The Council did not, of course, reduce the differences to mere political and cultural factors. 32, Enarr. Set your heights more than what you see around you, see beyond. The Declaration Dominus Iesus (cf. The restoration of unity among all Christians is one of the principal concerns of the Second Vatican Council. It must however be admitted that in these Churches and ecclesial Communities there exist important differences from the Catholic Church, not only of an historical, sociological, psychological and cultural character, but especially in the interpretation of revealed truth. CONC. Cooperation among Christians vividly expresses the relationship which in fact already unites them, and it sets in clearer relief the features of Christ the Servant. | About Us The crux of the problem in the relations between East and West is the issue of Petrine ministry (cf. 5-8); Ut Unum Sint, nn. The Council asserted no new doctrine but introduced a new attitude, the renouncement of triumphalism, and formulated the traditional understanding of her identity in a way that is realistic, historically concrete and, one might add, even humble. but we can pray with non-Catholics in the sense of praying "in their presence.". Other divisions arose more than four centuries later in the West, stemming from the events which are usually referred to as The Reformation. As a result, many Communions, national or confessional, were separated from the Roman See. Ricezione e attualit alla luce del Giubileo, ed. The Biblical and liturgical movements, the preaching of the word of God and catechetics, the apostolate of the laity, new forms of religious life and the spirituality of married life, and the Church's social teaching and activity - all these should be considered as pledges and signs of the future progress of ecumenism. As the Council says, the Ecclesial Communities born from the Reformation "have not preserved the proper reality of the Eucharistic mystery in its fullness especially because of the absence of the Sacrament of Orders" (Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 22). 16, 15. On the other hand, Catholics must gladly acknowledge and esteem the truly Christian endowments from our common heritage which are to be found among our separated brethren. The Church is always in need of this, in so far as she is an institution of men here on earth. It is the sacrament of faith through which the baptized are incorporated into Christ's one Body, which is the Church. Decree on Ecumenism ( Unitatis Redintegratio) made a careful distinction between spiritual ecumenism, mainly prayer and the practice of virtue, and practical ecumenism, which actively fosters Christian reunion. Thus the way will be opened by which through fraternal rivalry all will be stirred to a deeper understanding and a clearer presentation of the unfathomable riches of Christ.[34]. 4, 29). With Jesus Christ and with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, it has definitively entered history and is present in the Church. For the Gospel is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith, to the Jew first and then to the Greek.[39]. The Catholic Church claims for herself, in the present as she did in the past, the right to be the true Church of Christ, in which the whole fullness of the means of salvation is given (cf. Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 4; Ut Unum Sint, n. 14). 1 Petr. The Church will be in history what she is, what she has always been and what she always will be. Even before the Second Vatican Council, the Pontiffs had encouraged prayers for unity in addition to the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity". It first appeared with Yves Congar as an extension of St Augustine's anti-Donatist attitude (cf. We believe that Our Lord entrusted all the blessings of the New Covenant to the apostolic college alone, of which Peter is the head, in order to establish the one Body of Christ on earth to which all should be fully incorporated who belong in any way to the people of God. Today, in many parts of the world, under the inspiring grace of the Holy Spirit, many efforts are being made in prayer, word and action to attain that fullness of unity which Jesus . To make easier the ecumenical dialogue in spite of these differences, we wish to set down some considerations which can, and indeed should, serve as a basis and encouragement for such dialogue. Ecumenism under the banner of the ecclesiology of communion. 2, Paderborn, 1986, 95-135. Above all, prayer is the heart of the ecumenical movement (cf. Edit Details Unitatis Redintegratio (UR), 1. especially, H. Mlhlen, Una mistica persona, Munich-Paderborn, 1968, 496-502, 504-513. ibid., nn. Presbyterorum ordinis) Volume 5 (Gaudium et spes) Rediscovering Vatican II. According to the Council, these divergences partly concern the doctrines of Jesus Christ and of redemption, and especially Sacred Scripture in its relationship with the Church, the authentic Magisterium, the Church and her ministries, the role of Mary in the work of the salvation (cf. That is something Catholics cannot do as a matter of divine law, which no Church directive could ever change. Catholics therefore are earnestly recommended to avail themselves of the spiritual riches of the Eastern Fathers which lift up the whole man to the contemplation of the divine. 5-8); Ut Unum Sint, nn. In many post-Conciliar documents of dialogue this communion has been broadened and deepened.". Lumen Gentium, nn. Sojourns here on earth does not only have an institutional dimension but a! 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