5, 11, 24; Ut Unum Sint, nn. With this notion, present in the Bible and used in the early Church, the Council defines the deepest mystery of the Church, which is in the image of the Trinitarian communio as an icon of the Trinity (cf. 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 . It was desired to give its proper due to the fact that outside the Catholic Church there are not only individual Christians but also "elements of Church",10 and even Churches and Ecclesial Communities which, while not in full communion, belong rightfully to the one Church and are a means of salvation for their members (cf. Unitatis Redintegratio (UR), 1. 22 Cf. Ricezione e attualit alla luce del Giubileo, ed. Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 22). However, in the spirit of the two great heralds of the Council, J.A. The re-establishment of full communion implies that due attention be paid to the different factors that led to the separation (cf. Catholics, in their ecumenical work, must assuredly be concerned for their separated brethren, praying for them, keeping them informed about the Church, making the first approaches toward them. In particular, Johann Adam Mhler and John Henry Newman should be cited as precursors and pioneers. These are: first, every effort to avoid expressions, judgments and actions which do not represent the condition of our separated brethren with truth and fairness and so make mutual relations with them more difficult; then, dialogue between competent experts from different Churches and Communities. The title of the document is taken from the opening words of the Latin text. Moreover, in the East are found the riches of those spiritual traditions which are given expression especially in monastic life. 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. The children who are born into these Communities and who grow up believing in Christ cannot be accused of the sin involved in the separation, and the Catholic Church embraces upon them as brothers, with respect and affection. Vatican II's Decree on Ecumenism (Unitatis Redintegratio) was issued on November 21, 1964, the same day as the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church and the Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches . This active faith has been responsible for many organizations for the relief of spiritual and material distress, the furtherance of the education of youth, the improvement of the social conditions of life, and the promotion of peace throughout the world. The Holy Spirit, as the "soul" of the Church (cf. She journeys on to fully achieve her nature in life. If this cause is wholeheartedly promoted, the Council hopes that the barrier dividing the Eastern Church and Western Church will be removed, and that at last there may be but the one dwelling, firmly established on Christ Jesus, the cornerstone, who will make both one.[38]. We believe that this unity subsists in the Catholic Church as something she can never lose, and we hope that it will continue to increase until the end of time. 28, 57), enriches them and at the same time makes their gifts her own; she brings them to the fullness of their catholicity and thereby fully attains her own catholicity (cf. 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. 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. Lumen Gentium, nn. 1, 4). Let us merely recall that a symposium organized in May 2003 by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity with the Orthodox Churches led to openness on both sides .22. Online piracy needs to be dealt with itself, because people are just wholesale stealing people's work and not paying for it. 11, 29: PL 36, 299. 1 ff., 9, et al.). 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. Peter T. King. gentle in the service of others, and to have an attitude of brotherly generosity towards them. It subsequently states with regard to the Orthodox Churches: "Through the celebration of the Eucharist of the Lord in each of these Churches, the Church of God is built up and grows in stature, and through concelebration, their communion with one another is made manifest" (Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 15). the Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II, Reconciliatio et Paenitentia (1984), n. 16, and Ut Unum Sint, n. 34. Now that we have briefly set out the conditions for ecumenical action and the principles by which it is to be directed, we look with confidence to the future. Today, what point have we reached regarding ecumenism? Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 4), and marked a decisive turning point with the creation of the "World Council of Churches" in 1948. East and West: two forms of the same ecumenical movement. 1 Cor. Consequently, "subsistit in" is erroneously interpreted when it is made the basis of pluralism or ecclesiological relativism, asserting that the one and only Church of Christ subsists in numerous Churches and that the Catholic Church is merely one Church alongside others. This movement was long regarded with suspicion by the Catholic Church. The course to be adopted, with due regard to all the circumstances of time, place, and persons, is to be decided by local episcopal authority, unless otherwise provided for by the Bishops' Conference according to its statutes, or by the Holy See. The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity addressed this theme in detail at its Plenary Assembly in 2001. n. 16) further underlined this distinction at the level of concepts, provoking harsh criticism on the part of Protestant Christians. Unitatis Redintegratio officially recognised that ecumenism is a priority for the Roman Catholic Church which . For it is from renewal of the inner life of our minds,[28] from self-denial and an unstinted love that desires of unity take their rise and develop in a mature way. Moreover, their form of worship sometimes displays notable features of the liturgy which they shared with us of old. The Decree was a beginning. The Council is the Magna Charta for the Church's journey in the 21st century (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. In recent times more than ever before, He has been rousing divided Christians to remorse over their divisions and to a longing for unity. In the Decree Unitatis Redintegratio, the Second Vatican Council recognized that the ecumenical movement is a sign of the Holy Spirit's action and said that it considered the promotion of this movement to be one of its principal tasks. To re-establish unity, therefore, it is essential to "impose no burden beyond what is indispensable (Acts 15:28)" (Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 18). Edit Details | Irondale, AL 35210 |. 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]. Ecumenism: Unitatis Redintegratio Roots in Modernism, Liberalism, Liturgical Movement Goal: A dogma-less, one-world religion Heresy: Holy Ghost using non-Catholic sects? In this eschatological perspective, the ecumenical movement is closely connected to the missionary movement. 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." Carl Henegan, We can spend our whole lives underachieving." Unitatis Redintegratio, nn. Because of the existing differences, the Council urged the faithful to abstain from any frivolous or rash zeal. The Catholic principles of ecumenism spelled out by the Council and later by Pope John Paul II are clearly and unequivocally opposed to irenicism and relativism, which tend to trivialize everything (cf. [3] In His Church He instituted the wonderful sacrament of the Eucharist by which the unity of His Church is both signified and made a reality. Lumen Gentium, nn. FLORENTINUM, Sess. The Declaration Dominus Iesus (cf. 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. The ecumenical movement discards nothing that has so far been precious and important for the Church or in her history; it stays faithful to the truth recognized and defined as such in history and adds nothing that is new. 'Subsistit in' expresses a historically concrete ecclesiology. As the Decree on Ecumenism clearly recognizes, it is a matter of a complex and differentiated phenomenon, as much historical as it is doctrinal. 3, 7, 11, 23, 26). Our thoughts turn first to those Christians who make open confession of Jesus Christ as God and Lord and as the sole Mediator between God and men, to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Ut Unum Sint, n. 20). And We, by the apostolic authority given Us by Christ and in union with the Fathers, approve, decree and establish them in the Holy Spirit and command that they be promulgated for the glory of God. Ut Unum Sint, n. 95). W. Kasper (ed. But while the Christians who are separated from us hold the divine authority of the Sacred Books, they differ from ours - some in one way, some in another - regarding the relationship between Scripture and the Church. FLORENTINUM, Sess. 16. It's necessary. Thus they promote the right ordering of Christian life and, indeed, pave the way to a full vision of Christian truth. The term ecumenical movement indicates the initiatives and activities planned and undertaken, according to the various needs of the Church and as opportunities offer, to promote Christian unity. Online piracy needs to be dealt with itself, because people are just wholesale stealing people's work and not paying for it. In these days when cooperation in social matters is so widespread, all men without exception are called to work together, with much greater reason all those who believe in God, but most of all, all Christians in that they bear the name of Christ. 11, 26; Presbyterorum Ordinis, n. 5; Ad Gentes, n. 39). ; Ut Unum Sint, nn. Given in Rome at St. Peter's, November 21, 1964. cit., 119; A. Grillmeier, LThK, Vat. It's very hard to figure out a way to fix it. This Sacred Council exhorts the faithful to refrain from superficiality and imprudent zeal, which can hinder real progress toward unity. 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. Nevertheless, the divisions among Christians prevent the Church from attaining the fullness of catholicity proper to her, in those of her sons who, though attached to her by Baptism, are yet separated from full communion with her. All rights reserved. Lumen Gentium, n. 14; Unitatis Redintegratio, nn. 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. But we rejoice to see that our separated brethren look to Christ as the source and center of Church unity. Copyright 2023 Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. Irondale, Alabama. It is hardly surprising, then, if from time to time one tradition has come nearer to a full appreciation of some aspects of a mystery of revelation than the other, or has expressed it to better advantage. It was passed by a vote of 2,137 to 11 of the bishopsassembled at the Council, and was promulgated by Pope Paul VIon 21 November 1964. Thus if, in various times and circumstances, there have been deficiencies in moral conduct or in church discipline, or even in the way that church teaching has been formulated - to be carefully distinguished from the deposit of faith itself - these can and should be set right at the opportune moment. There are two main principles governing the practice of such common worship: first, the bearing witness to the unity of the Church, and second, the sharing in the means of grace. . [19] Cf. Vertalingen van het uitdrukking BINNEN DE ROOMS-KATHOLIEKE KERK van nederlands naar engels en voorbeelden van het gebruik van "BINNEN DE ROOMS-KATHOLIEKE KERK" in een zin met hun vertalingen: Pro Familia plaatst zichzelf binnen de Rooms-Katholieke Kerk , die Paus Franciscus als.. It is the urgent wish of this Holy Council that the measures undertaken by the sons of the Catholic Church should develop in conjunction with those of our separated brethren so that no obstacle be put in the ways of divine Providence and no preconceived judgments impair the future inspirations of the Holy Spirit. 17 John Paul II, Encyclical Slavorum Apostoli (1985), n. 27. 12. This is the sacred mystery of the unity of the Church, in Christ and through Christ, the Holy Spirit energizing its various functions. 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. Chapter I - Catholic Principles on Ecumenism 3, Bologna, 1998, 277-365; vol. On the basis of the one common Baptism, ecumenism goes far beyond mere benevolence and simple friendship; it is not a form of ecclesial diplomacy but has an ontological foundation and an ontological depth; it is an event of the Spirit. Lumen Gentium, nn. He brings them into intimate union with Christ, so that He is the principle of the Church's unity. [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. With regard to Eucharistic ecclesiology, the distinction between the Churches and the Ecclesial Communities derives from this absence of any Eucharistic substance. The Sacred Council exhorts all the Catholic faithful to recognize the signs of the times and to take an active and intelligent part in the work of ecumenism. But there is no opposition between the two, since both proceed from the marvelous ways of God. 1 Petr. Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 17).20 It therefore declared that "this entire heritage of spirituality and liturgy, of discipline and theology, in the various traditions, belongs to the full catholic and apostolic character of the Church" (Unitatis Redintegratio, n. 17).21. LATERANSE V, Sess. 36 and 50). United in their efforts, and with mutual respect, let them bear witness to our common hope which does not play us false. 2 ff.). They derive their strength too from the living tradition of the apostles and from the works of the Fathers and spiritual writers of the Eastern Churches. In the great upheaval which began in the West toward the end of the Middle Ages, and in later times too, Churches and ecclesial Communities came to be separated from the Apostolic See of Rome. ), Il ministero petrino. Volume 2 (Unitatis redintegratio, Christus Dominus, Perfectae caritatis, Optatam totius) Volume 3 (Nostra aetate, Dei Verbum, Apostolicam actuositatem) Volume 4 (Gravissimum educationis, Dignitatis humanae, Ad gentes. But even in spite of them it remains true that all who have been justified by faith in Baptism are members of Christ's body,[21] and have a right to be called Christian, and so are correctly accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church.[22]. When comparing doctrines with one another, they should remember that in Catholic doctrine there exists a hierarchy of truths, since they vary in their relation to the fundamental Christian faith. Likewise, in the ecumenical movement, the Church takes part in an exchange of gifts with the separated Churches (cf. 15-17). This phrase suggests a quantitative, almost materialistic, dimension, as though it were possible to quantify or count all the elements, checking to see whether their numbers were complete. This dynamic, as has happened all too often in the Church's history, could have been erroneously interpreted as a progressivist movement that saw the heritage of ancient traditions as obsolete, rejecting it in the name of what might be termed a progressivist conception of faith. Pope John XXIII was responsible for taking the first steps. Originally, communio and communio sanctorum did not designate the communities of Christians, but their participation (participatio) in the goods of salvation, in the sancta, that is, in the sacramenta. 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. What has just been said means that every particular Church which celebrates the Eucharist is a Church in the full sense of the word, but not the whole of the Church (cf. 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. Unitatis Redintegratio: A New Interpretation After 40 Years, Cardinal Walter KasperPresident of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, 'UNITATIS REDINTEGRATIO', VATICAN II'S DECREE ON ECUMENISM. Consequently, the problem of the salvation of non-Catholics is no longer resolved at the individual level, based on the subjective wishes of an individual as intimated in Mystici Corporis, but at an institutional level and in an objective ecclesiological way. The restoration of unity among all Christians is one of the principal concerns of the Second Vatican Council. This gives us a good reason to enquire: what was the purpose of the Decree? 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. It follows that the separated Churches[23] and Communities as such, though we believe them to be deficient in some respects, have been by no means deprived of significance and importance in the mystery of salvation. This shows itself in their private prayer, their meditation on the Bible, in their Christian family life, and in the worship of a community gathered together to praise God. The differences that exist in varying degrees between them and the Catholic Church - whether in doctrine and sometimes in discipline, or concerning the structure of the Church - do indeed create many obstacles, sometimes serious ones, to full ecclesiastical communion. Unitatis Redintegratio, however, did not stop there. In this liturgical worship, the Christians of the East pay high tribute, in beautiful hymns of praise, to Mary ever Virgin, whom the ecumenical Council of Ephesus solemnly proclaimed to be the holy Mother of God, so that Christ might be acknowledged as being truly Son of God and Son of Man, according to the Scriptures. The crux of the problem in the relations between East and West is the issue of Petrine ministry (cf. EC 251 came at last to the ecumenism of Benedict XVI in particular. 19, 21, 22, 23). A series of official events, however, also prepared the ground for it. 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. According to the Bishop and Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyons, it is God's Spirit who keeps young and fresh the apostolic patrimony that was bequeathed to us once and for all.4. VI (1439), Definitio Laetentur caeli: Mansi 31, 1026 E. [27] Cf. Let us hope that it will soon be possible to resume the international theological dialogue and above all, that it will be devoted to the study of this topic. [2] Cf. 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. 11Synopsis historiae, 439; G. Philips, op. Ut Unum Sint, nn. Unitatis Redintegratio, nn. However, since these Churches and ecclesial Communities, on account of their different origins, and different teachings in matters of doctrine on the spiritual life, vary considerably not only with us, but also among themselves, the task of describing them at all adequately is extremely difficult; and we have no intention of making such an attempt here. II, Trent to Vatican /I, (ed. Baptism is fundamental in all of this. Moreover, it is thanks to this that the new Pentecost announced by John XXIII in his Opening Address to the Council makes head way. The way and method in which the Catholic faith is expressed should never become an obstacle to dialogue with our brethren. Among other matters of great importance, it is a pleasure for this Council to remind everyone that there flourish in the East many particular or local Churches, among which the Patriarchal Churches hold first place, and of these not a few pride themselves in tracing their origins back to the apostles themselves. [ 31] So we humbly beg pardon of God and of our separated brethren, just as we forgive them that trespass against us. 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. But the problems we encounter must not let us forget the rich fruit that it has yielded. ; Ut Unum Sint, n. 66), and in part also of moral issues (cf. In such cases, these various theological expressions are to be considered often as mutually complementary rather than conflicting. In the ultimate analysis, ecumenism is an adventure of the Spirit. For God is always wonderful in His works and worthy of all praise. 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. No. The Decree started an irrevocable and irreversible process for which there is no realistic alternative. It's very hard to figure out a way to fix it. For men who believe in Christ and have been truly baptized are in communion with the Catholic Church even though this communion is imperfect. It is an event of the Holy Spirit who guides the Church into all the truth in accordance with the Lord's promise (cf. 23. Every renewal of the Church[27] is essentially grounded in an increase of fidelity to her own calling. For many centuries the Church of the East and that of the West each followed their separate ways though linked in a brotherly union of faith and sacramental life; the Roman See by common consent acted as guide when disagreements arose between them over matters of faith or discipline. 20 The Catechism of the Catholic Church (n. 248) also includes the filioque question among those problems that indicate a complementary rather than a contradictory difference. With Jesus Christ and with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, it has definitively entered history and is present in the Church. 14 In this regard, cf. 2 (1967), 11-39; L. Jaeger, Das Konzildekret ber den kumenismus, Paderborn, 1968, 15-78; Storia del Concilio Vaticano II, by G. Alberigo, vol. The distribution of graces and offices is His work too,[8] enriching the Church of Jesus Christ with different functions in order to equip the saints for the work of service, so as to build up the body of Christ. Each and all these matters which are set forth in this Decree have been favorably voted on by the Fathers of the Council. CONC. For it is only through Christ's Catholic Church, which is the all-embracing means of salvation, that they can benefit fully from the means of salvation. 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. But of itself Baptism is only a beginning, an inauguration wholly directed toward the fullness of life in Christ. Baptism, therefore, envisages a complete profession of faith, complete incorporation in the system of salvation such as Christ willed it to be, and finally complete ingrafting in eucharistic communion. 15 ff., 2127). 7. However, many Christian communions present themselves to men as the true inheritors of Jesus Christ; all indeed profess to be followers of . Les exigeances de la communion, Paris, 1959; Y. Congar, Diversit et communion, Paris, 1982, 239 ff. 5 G. Philips, L'glise et son mystre aux deuxime Concile du Vatican, vol. Il Concilio Vaticano II. | Contact Us To remove, then, all shadow of doubt, this holy Council solemnly declares that the Churches of the East, while remembering the necessary unity of the whole Church, have the power to govern themselves according to the disciplines proper to them, since these are better suited to the character of their faithful, and more for the good of their souls. 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). The Eastern schism encompasses both the ancient Churches of the East separated by the Imperial Church in the fourth and fifth centuries, and the schism between Rome and the Eastern Patriarchates, whose symbolic date has been established as the year 1054. [21] Cf. It is a mystery that finds its highest exemplar and source in the unity of the Persons of the Trinity: the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit, one God. 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. If they are true to this course of action, they will be giving ever better expression to the authentic catholicity and apostolicity of the Church. 1 Jn. S. IOANNES CHRYSOSTOMOS, In loannem Homelia XLVI, PG 59, 260-262. The editor in charge of the dogmatic Constitution on the Church, G. Philips, was sufficiently farsighted to foresee that much ink would be employed on expounding the meaning of "subsistit in".5 Indeed, ink continues to flow and more will probably be needed before the issues raised have been clarified. 20. 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. 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. For almost everyone regards the body in which he has heard the Gospel as his Church and indeed, God's Church. The eschatological and pneumatological dynamic needed conceptual elucidation. 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. But let all, according to the gifts they have received enjoy a proper freedom, in their various forms of spiritual life and discipline, in their different liturgical rites, and even in their theological elaborations of revealed truth. 4, 7, 12, 49; Apostolicam Actuositatem, n. 3; Ad Gentes nn. The national and international dialogues that have been initiated since the Council have confirmed this profound communion of faith in the sacraments and in episcopal structure. VATICANUM 1, Sess. All of these, which come from Christ and lead back to Christ, belong by right to the one Church of Christ. 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