Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 74 No. 3, 2004.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
One Church in and from many Churches. Relation between Universal Church and Particular Churches in the Light of the Discussion between Joseph Ratzinger and Walter Kasper
Željko Tanjić
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The author of the article analyses the discussion between J. Ratzinger and W. Kasper concerning the universal and particular Churches. In the introduction, attention is directed towards the situation in Croatia where there exist a lack of serious ecclesiastical analysis in the media. Those involved with the Church basically observe her as a sociological majority. Besides that, it seems that no theological importance is given to the particular Church because it provokes much doubt with respect to orthodoxy. At the very beginning of the article the author deals with the problem of translating fundamental concepts, especially »particular Church« due to the fact the in the Croatian language the terminology is ambiguous and sometimes theologically incorrect. The first chapter talks of the development of the relation between universal and particular Churches from the Second Vatican Council up until the discourse between Kasper and Ratzinger. The author does not analyze many theological works published on the theme but rather is directed towards the analysis of the third chapter of the dogmatic constitution »Lumen Gentium«, the final document of the Second extraordinary Bishop's Synod in Rome 1985, and the document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith »Concerning Some Aspects of the Church as Communio«. These three documents analyze attitudes, advances and changes in emphasis which have occurred in the period after the Council. They show the complete conciliar drama and the conciliar reception of the terms »communion«, the relation between the universal and particular Churches, and the question of the role of the Collegiality of Bishops. In the second chapter the author concentrates on different stages of the discourse between Ratzinger and Kasper, starting from Kaper's text in which he criticizes some attitudes expressed in the document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1992. Some important elements of the discourse are presented that have reverberated in many countries, especially in Germany and the United States of America, that have found agreement in some aspects and differences of opinion in others. The author of the article states that there exist a development in the formation of opinion, and a mutual listening capability of both renowned theologians, but also their irreconcilable differences. The article concludes with the a summary of the most important elements of the discourse and a recapitulation of the situation in Croatia in the context of the aforesaid discourse.
Ključne riječi
universal and particular Church; communion; simultaneity; Episcopal collegiality; identical-source; preexistence; salvific will of God; onotological and time advantage; Joseph Ratzinger; Walter Kasper
Hrčak ID:
25597
URI
Datum izdavanja:
11.1.2005.
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