Review article
Mutatio visuum on primacy and infallibility. From the Anglican-Protestant angle
Niko Ikić
; Catholic Faculty of Theology of Vrhbosna in Sarajevo
Abstract
In Peter’s ministry the themes on papal primacy and infallibility are the permanent questio disputata for theologians, historians and other scientists. All make comments, polemicize and protest wanting preformation, reformation or even negation. The issue of papal primacy would unite in attacks and hatred the greatest enemies. The enimies of Roman primacy and pope would become one another’s friends. Non-Catholic communities used to express their negative unity most strongly, most clearly, most resolutely and most problematically on the issue of the Roman Pontiff’s primacy. That was yesterday. And how is it today? This paper is seeking an answer to this question. The author supports a thesis that an enormous theological change has occurred which, however, has not wiped out all misunderstandings, but which certainly opens a new door to a new spirit of theological dialogue on controversial issues. The author has been watching the turning point of this change of view (mutatio visuum) with the Anglican and Protestant theologians since the Second Vatican Council. Among Protestant communities, he points out Evangelical, Lutheran and Reformed theologians and their interpretations of former controversies and current visions and suggestions for future.
Keywords
papal primacy; infallibility; Martin Luther; Evangelicals; Lutherans; Reformed
Hrčak ID:
113526
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2013.
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