Waiting for a "Copernican Revolution": Ecclesiological Reflections Between Theology and Law
Vatican II sketched out a so-called "Copernican revolution" in the Church's self-understanding. The article gives examples that reveal the procedures operating in recent decades, expose the underlying mentality and demonstrate the systemic problem that indicates that this transformati...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
2021
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2021, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-118 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholic Church
/ Pastoral council
/ Priests' council
/ Sexual abuse
/ Canon law
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| IxTheo Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church NCF Sexual ethics RB Church office; congregation SB Catholic Church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Church |
| Summary: | Vatican II sketched out a so-called "Copernican revolution" in the Church's self-understanding. The article gives examples that reveal the procedures operating in recent decades, expose the underlying mentality and demonstrate the systemic problem that indicates that this transformation, to a large extent, has yet to take place. The debate is now in a new context: it has lost its "innocence" since the enormous potential for abuse in the institutional model under analysis is plain for all to see. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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