Formal Synodality in Action: Beyond the Gulf Between Consultative and Deliberative
The "purely" consultative nature of many ecclesial bodies has become problematic in the eyes of many Catholics. The democratic ethos and their ecclesial awareness lead to them making a legitimate request to be heard in questions which concern the Church and the proclamation of the Gospel....
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2021, Issue: 2, Pages: 77-86 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholic church
/ Synodales Prinzip
/ Canon law
/ Ecclesiology
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| IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church NBN Ecclesiology RB Church office; congregation SB Catholic Church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Councils & synods
B Catholics |
| Summary: | The "purely" consultative nature of many ecclesial bodies has become problematic in the eyes of many Catholics. The democratic ethos and their ecclesial awareness lead to them making a legitimate request to be heard in questions which concern the Church and the proclamation of the Gospel. How should decision-making processes, which honour the shared responsibility of all the baptised, as well as the freedom of the minister who is the guarantor of ecclesial communion, be achieved ? The ecclesiological scope of synodality in action sheds light on the limitations of the "consultatif-deliberative" word pair. It enables us to broaden the field of what is canonically possible while honouring the pneumatological dimension of the ecclesial community through the distinction between decision-making and decision-taking. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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