Review article
The ecumenical dialogue with orthodoxy according to Joseph Ratzinger and the Russian-Orthodox perspective of the ecumenism with catholics
Valerija Nedjeljka Kovač
orcid.org/0000-0002-7535-1951
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Sveučilište u Zagrebu
Emanujila Oksana Vishka
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Sveučilište u Zagrebu
Abstract
The authors elaborate on theological contribution and commitment of Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI to the ecumenical dialogue particularly referring to the relationship with the Orthodoxy and the Russian-Orthodox Church attitude towards it. In the first part, Ratzinger’s estimation of dynamics of the development of ecumenism within the area of theological reflection and practical realization is presented. The second part of the article presents Ratzinger’s theological analysis of unity and separation of the Catholic and Orthodox churches as well as his vision of connecting that is based on the common first millennium as a criterion for mutual acceptance and the established „dialogue of love”. The third part deals with concrete ecumenical efforts of Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI in practice. In the last part, based on the example of the attitude of the Russian-Orthodox Church, the own vision of the real impediments to the ecumenical dialogue with Russian Orthodoxy is proposed.
Keywords
Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI; ecumenism; papal primacy; Orthodoxy; Russian Orthodox Church
Hrčak ID:
192651
URI
Publication date:
21.12.2017.
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