Eucharistic Sharing in Mixed Marriages as a Graced Context for Ecumenism in Nigeria
Eucharistic Sharing in Mixed Marriages as a Graced Context for Ecumenism in NigeriaJude Onogbosele, J.C.D. Director: John J.M. Foster, J.C.D. Ecumenism is new in Nigeria. Canon 755 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law prescribes that, besides the College of Bishops and the Apostolic See, bishops and confer...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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2017
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| Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2017 |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | SB Κανονικό Δίκαιο, Δημόσιο Εκκλησιαστικό Δίκαιο |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Eucharistic sharing
B Mixed marriage B Διατριβή B Academic theses B Ecumenism B Thèses et écrits académiques B Nigeria B Academic Dissertation |
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| Σύνοψη: | Eucharistic Sharing in Mixed Marriages as a Graced Context for Ecumenism in NigeriaJude Onogbosele, J.C.D. Director: John J.M. Foster, J.C.D. Ecumenism is new in Nigeria. Canon 755 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law prescribes that, besides the College of Bishops and the Apostolic See, bishops and conferences of bishops are to foster ecumenism according to "the various needs and opportunities of the circumstances." The growing number of mixed marriages in Nigeria, and the resulting challenge of eucharistic sharing, is doubtless an opportune ecumenical moment. Using the historical, critical, and textual analysis, this dissertation addresses the aforementioned challenges in four chapters. Chapter One narrates the history of contemporary ecumenism, highlighting the Church's changing attitudes in the pre-conciliar, conciliar, and post-conciliar periods. Chapter Two examines the canonical doctrine of Christian marriage as well as the legislation and norms on mixed marriage from the 1917 Code of Canon Law to the 1993 Ecumenical Directory. The canonical doctrine of the Eucharist and the discipline of eucharistic sharing between Latin Catholics and baptized Christians from Western Churches and ecclesial communities is the focus of the third chapter. Chapter Four addresses the ecumenical situation in Nigeria and envisions the way and manner church law on eucharistic sharing can be applied in mixed marriages in the country so as to unlock their ecumenical potentials. Given the understanding of canon 844 ℗ʹ4, the occasion of mixed marriage as well as other special occasions experienced by mixed-marriage families can be construed as "grave necessity" warranting exceptional eucharistic sharing. Therefore, this dissertation proposes that the licit admission of baptized non-Catholics in mixed marriages to Holy Communion in Nigeria would be better restricted to the members of the communities that constitute the Christian Association of Nigeria. If, according to the judgment of the diocesan bishop or the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria, these Christians fulfill the conditions of the law, namely, that they cannot approach a minister of their own communities, spontaneously request Holy Communion, demonstrate a Catholic faith in the sacrament, and are properly disposed, then, they can be admitted to Holy Communion on a case-by-case basis |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Foster, John Includes bibliographical references (pages xx-626) Text (electronic thesis) in PDF format |
| Φυσική περιγραφή: | 1 Online-Ressource (626 pages) |
| Τύπος μέσου: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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