THEO 11 - The Church, Triumphalism, Clericalism, Legalism, and Vatican II

EKKLESIA

Gk; assembly of the called

KYRIAKON

Gk; household of the Lord

KYRIAKON

Lord + Oikon

OIKON

house

CHURCH

Community of those who profess faith in the lordship of Jesus and those who strive to live according to his examples and teachings

CHURCH

Exist for the sake of the kingdom and vice versa. The Kingdom is the center of the history of salvation... The __ is just its sign and instrument in history

KINGDOM

center of the history of salvation

TRIUMPHALISM, CLERICALISM, LEGALISM

the 3 problems that plague the Church for centuries

TRIUMPHALISM

With the marriage between the Roman empire and the Catholic Church that gave birth to the Holy Roman Empire, the enemies of the empire had also become the enemies of the Catholic Church.

TRIUMPHALISM

the history of the church can also be considered a history of an embattled church. These experiences of the Catholic Church prompted a cautious, rigid, and antagonistic stance against what is not Catholic.

TRIUMPHALISM

exaggeration of importance and assumed impeccability

TRIUMPHALISM CONSEQUENCES

notion that the Church is the perfect society, and that Christian religion is the only way

TRIUMPHALISM CONSEQUENCES

harsh treatment of those whose belief and way of life differ (e.g. inquisition, witch-hunt, discrimination, destruction of indigenous cultures, forced/coerced conversions, etc.)

TRIUMPHALISM CONSEQUENCES

Suspiciousness towards what is not western, towards, what is not Catholic/Christian.

CLERICALISM

When Christianity became the religion of the empire, the clergy were vested with political power and social status

CLERICALISM

cities were destroyed together with their educational centers, but books survived where monks copied these manuscripts by hand. This resulted in clerics having more access to education than others. They had become the educated class in Christian society

CLERICALISM

exaggeration of the importance of the clergy in the church

CLERICALISM CONSEQUENCES

passivity of the laity

CLERICALISM CONSEQUENCES

discipleship gradually became equated with the clergy

CLERICALISM CONSEQUENCES

some members of the clergy abused their power

LEGALISM

overemphasis on the teaching authority of the clergy which is usually expressed through the official documents of the church

LEGALISM

church's response to Protestantism (sola scriptura) and Modernity (science)

LEGALISM CONSEQUENCES

overemphasis of church teachings/documents at the expense of the sacred scriptures

LEGALISM CONSEQUENCES

revelation was reduced to a set of doctrinal propositions/statements rather than an encounter with God

LEGALISM CONSEQUENCES

voice, experience, and reflection of the ordinary faithful were taken for granted

ST JOHN XXIII

intended to be an interim pope due to his age

ST JOHN XXIII

Surprised the cardinals: called for an Ecumenical Council: worldwide meeting of the Catholic Church — Vatican II (1962-1965)

ST JOHN XXIII

intent: to renew the Church

RESSOURCEMENT

ad fontes; going back to the source

RESSOURCEMENT

Return to the real Tradition not just to a cultural form of it

RESSOURCEMENT

Return to the scriptures, to the fathers of the church, ultimately, to Jesus

AGGIORNAMENTO

updating

AGGIORNAMENTO

Attentive to the signs of the times; dialogue to new situations and challenges

LUMEN GENTIUM

Light of the Nations

LUMEN GENTIUM

Dogmatic constitution on the Church — self-understanding of the Church

LUMEN GENTIUM

Shift from church-centered ecclesiology to kingdom of God-centered

LUMEN GENTIUM

Kingdom of God > Church; Universal salvation is not confined to the Church

CHURCH

receives the mission to proclaim and to spread among all peoples the Kingdom of Christ and of God

ECUMENISM

dialogue among Christian Churches

INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE

Gaudium et Spes

GAUDIUM ET SPES

Joy & Hope

SACRAMENT

Church in the Modern World: Church as the universal __ of salvation

CHURCH IN THE MODERN WORLD

Rejection of dualism -> both the material and spiritual aspect of existence are important

DIALOGUE & INCULTURATION

Church in the Modern World

LISTENING CHURCH

Francis' Modus Operandi

SYNOD PROCESS

a work that includes assemblies of bishops and efforts to solicit the input of lay people departing from previous customs

16TH TO 20TH C

churches tended to be mere copies of the Western European church

CHRIST'S INCARNATION

now, local churches must make use of the customs and tradition of their people, their wisdom and their learning, as imitation of the example of ___

INCULTURATION

expression of faith in terms of a specific culture

SACROSANCTUM CONCILIUM

holy council

SACRED LITURGY

From too much focus on the acts of the priest -> Active participation of the faithful

SACRED LITURGY

Use of vernacular; inculturation of the Liturgy

DEI VERBUM

God's Word

DIVINE REVELATION

From Revelation as simply propositions/doctrines -> Revelation as concrete experiences

DIVINE REVELATION

Importance of the scriptures; encouraged exegesis

KINGDOM OF GOD

= integral salvation

INTEGRAL SALVATION

Jesus came to bring __, one which embraces the whole person and all humankind

INTEGRAL SALVATION

The intent or mission of God (missio Dei) for the whole creation

MISSION

the __ has a church, not the church has a __

KINGDOM OF GOD

> church

CHURCH

exists for the sake of God's mission — coming of the Kingdom

SACRAMENT

a sign: it points not towards itself but to another reality

KINGDOM

Existence and activities of the church should point or direct the world towards the __ and not towards itself

CHURCH

Despite its weaknesses and faults, by the grace & mercy of God, it still does point towards the Kingdom

CHURCH AS SACRAMENT OF THE KINGDOM

One, Holy, Catholic-Universal, Apostolic

ONE

NOT uniformity and exclusivity BUT equality in dignity and exclusivity

HOLY

Kadosh (Heb.)

SACRUM

Lat. - set apart

HOLY

NOT superiority, triumphalism, too much focus on the spiritual, and moving away from the world

HOLY

BUT chosen to serve, chosen for a mission to be with the world

CATHOLIC-UNIVERSAL

NOT proselytization of large numbers of converts BUT to be aware that we are church for the sake of all people and the whole creation

APOSTOLIC

NOT arrogance because its origin can be traced to the apostles BUT imitation of the examples of the Apostles

CHURCH OF THE POOR

is the centerpiece of the Second Plenary Coundil's vision for the Church in the Philippines