La scomunica di Lutero: 500 anni dopo
On January 3, 1521, with the Bull Decet Romanum Pontificem, Luther was excommunicated because he did not retract as had been requested of him. Since then, in the Catholic world, he is considered the «heretic» par excellence, the one who tore apart Christian unity, and demolished the priesthood and r...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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La civiltà cattolica
Year: 2021, Volume: 172, Issue: 4094, Pages: 118-132 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDD Protestant Church KDJ Ecumenism |
| Summary: | On January 3, 1521, with the Bull Decet Romanum Pontificem, Luther was excommunicated because he did not retract as had been requested of him. Since then, in the Catholic world, he is considered the «heretic» par excellence, the one who tore apart Christian unity, and demolished the priesthood and religious life. The consequences of excommunication continued to be felt throughout history and generate suffering still. By itself, in Canon Law, excommunication ceases with the death of the offender, but in this case the effects have lasted almost five centuries. It seems that the Bull «excommunicated» not only Luther, but also the Reformation. Responsibility for these events is examined here. However, today an ecumenism has arisen that was unthinkable until a few years ago, and for which the contribution of the recent Popes must be acknowledged. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-8167 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: La civiltà cattolica
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