Vatican II Papal Primacy and Episcopal Collegiality
In this chapter we will first look at the main theological movements, namely the ecclesiological and liturgical movements, that influenced Vatican II’s doctrine on the Church and on papal primacy and episcopal collegiality, and then we will present the doctrine itself. As we will see, the ecclesiolo...
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Published in | Primacy in the Church from Vatican I to Vatican II p. 72 |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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Cornell University Press
01.10.2013
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Summary: | In this chapter we will first look at the main theological movements, namely the ecclesiological and liturgical movements, that influenced Vatican II’s doctrine on the Church and on papal primacy and episcopal collegiality, and then we will present the doctrine itself. As we will see, the ecclesiological movement developed a eucharistic ecclesiology that consolidated the biblical and patristic linkages between the Eucharist and the Church. In this perspective the Church came to be understood not in juridical categories—as a pyramidal hierarchical structure in which officeholders had jurisdiction over the members and the Vicar of Christ (the pope) was considered |
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ISBN: | 087580473X 9780875804736 |