Online course on dominus iesus and novo millennio ineunte. The lord jesus is a declaration by the congregation for the doctrine. Dominus iesus is a document that struggles to reconcile the absolute truth claims of the roman church with secular concerns about other religions as having legitimate truth claims, as well. Deklaracja dominus iesus kongregacja nauki wiary portal opoka. At least for now, i just added the responses as an external link without comment. Dominus iesus study notes in philosophy and theology. Dominus iesus meant, kock said, that in romes view the churches of the reformation were at the lowest level of the order of ecclesiastical precedence, and that rome had rejected the principle of equal treatment with a clarity that leaves no room for doubt. Contextual translation of dominus iesus from latin into spanish.
Most of it is very nice, but nevertheless a mortal blow is given to christs universal mediation in paragraph 14. Dominus iesus, as other official documents, raised this question again saying that dialogue is a part of evangelisation. By julio savi n 5 september 2000 joseph cardinal ratzinger, prefect of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith and the highest o. Zamierzam tu jedynie omowic pokrotce kontekst i znaczenie deklaracji dominus iesus, natomiast nastepne wypowiedzi beda poswiecone wartosci i.
In august, 2000 the vatican issued a document entitled dominus iesus, which was touted by the press as a defense of the churchs traditional teaching that the catholic church is the unique means of salvation. Contents of a declaration by cardinal ratzinger in 2000 on the unicity and the salvific universality of jesus christ and the church, world opinion on it, and how its position compares with the bahai teachings. Mcbrien crowleyobrienwalter professor of theology university of notre dame, usa lecture given at the centro pro unione, thursday, 11 january 2001 i. Translate dominus iesus from latin to spanish mymemory.
Drn sobor watykanski ii, deklaracja o stosunku kosciola do religii niechrzescijanskich nostra aetate, 1965. The entire decree is quite extensive as much as 36 pages of text, which has been published in english, french, italian, latin, german, polish. Pergilah ke seluruh dunia, beritakanlah injil kepada segala makhluk. Dec 31, 2007 the declaration, entitled dominus iesus on the unicity and salvific universality of jesus christ and the church, dated august 6, 2000, was signed by cardinal joseph ratzinger, prefect of the cdf, and archbishop tarcisio bertone, secretary, with the explicit authority of pope john paul ii. Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. They are so often full of bald assertions, frequently sust ained by citations of previous bald assertions, even of the authors themselves. Apostolic letter issued motu proprio mitis iudex dominus iesus, on the reform of canonical procedure for the annulment of marriage in the code of canon law activities of the holy father pope francis. Oct 28, 2000 the impact of dominus iesus on ecumenism. The impact of dominus iesus on ecumenism america magazine. Apostolic letter motu proprio mitis iudex dominus iesus by. Think that dominus jesus reaffirms that the catholic church is the unique means of salvation. On september 8th, 2015, pope francis issued the motu proprio mitis iudex dominus iesus the lord jesus, gentle judge, a document revising the procedure for cases of matrimonial nullity annulments.
Zukunftsseminar thuringenmalopolska europa werte in. Religions pluralism endangers the churchs missionary efforts. Congregation for the doctrine of the faith amato, angelo, ocariz, fernando, fisichella, abp rino, ladaria, luis f, bertone, cardinal tarcisio, ratzinger, cardinal joseph on. May 09, 2014 below is a brief summary of the declaration by the congregation for the doctine of the faith entitled dominus iesus. The document recognizes not primarily the uniqueness of christ but rather focuses on the perceived uniqueness of the roman church in the saving of mens. Dominus jesus postquam cenavit cum discipulis suis lavit pedes eorum et ait illis scitis quid fecerim vobis ego dominus et magister exemplum dedi vobis ut et vos ita. It is far from clear to me how to organize this material, whether in the dominus iesus article or very general articles like sectarianism or something in between catholic attitudes towards noncatholic christians or some such. Introduction it is a particular honor for me to be lecturing this evening in such an historic place. Second vatican council, dogmatic constitution dei verbum, 11. The churchs dialogue with nonchristian religions does not replace its mission to the nations. The holy see apostolic letter motu proprio of the supreme pontiff francis mitis iudex dominus iesus by which the canons of the code of canon law pertaining to cases regarding the nullity of marriage are reformed the gentle judge, our lord jesus, the shepherd of our souls, entrusted to the apostle peter and. Although the major theme of the document dominus iesus, which was issued by the congregation for the doctrine of the faith on sept.
Dominus iesus, published in the summer of 2000 by the congregation for the doctrine of the faith, is one of the most important church. On september 5 th 2000, the rc document dominus iesus 1 di was issued by joseph cardinal ratzinger, head of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith. In cormac murphyoconnor britain to the vatican declaration dominus iesus 2000. Although the major theme of the document dominus iesus, which was issued by the congregation for. Mitis iudex dominus iesus reform process for canon causes of declaration of nullity of marriage in the code of canon law the lord jesus, judge clement, shepherd of our souls, entrusted to the apostle peter and his successors the power of the keys to perform in the. First, dominus iesus was and is definitely an important document that has served, in many a discussion since 2000, as a fundamental reminder of our basic beliefs on the issues of which it treats. Faq about the revised matrimonial nullity process as of december 8th, 2015 on september 8th, 2015, pope francis issued the motu proprio mitis iudex dominus iesus the lord jesus, gentle judge, a document revising the procedure for cases of matrimonial nullity.
The declaration, entitled dominus iesus on the unicity and salvific universality of jesus christ and the church, dated august 6, 2000, was signed by cardinal joseph ratzinger, prefect of the cdf, and archbishop tarcisio bertone, secretary, with the explicit authority of pope john paul ii. Dominus iesus is one of the most important church documents of modern times, because it defends the most unpopular aspect of the churchs claim today its absolutism. Again, cardinal ratzingers denial that the relationship of the roman catholic church with orthodox churches is a relationship between sister churches is hard to. On 6 september 2000, in rome, the congregation for the doctrine of faith published the declaration dominus iesus. Apostolic letter motu proprio mitis iudex dominus iesus by which the canons of the code of canon law pertaining to cases regarding the nullity of marriage are reformed, 15 august 2015. Aug 31, 2016 dominus iesus is a declaration by the congregation for the doctrine of the faith, approved in a plenary meeting of the congregation and signed by its then prefect, joseph cardinal ratzinger. Dec 08, 2014 provided to youtube by danmark music group dominus iesus cantores minores wratislavienses, edmund kajdesz arcydziela spiweow gregorianskich. Pdf philosophy in seminaries pawel tarasiewicz, fr.
Dominus iesus tentang keunikan dan keselamatan bagi semua umat manusia dalam yesus kristus dan gereja katolik pendahuluan. It was approved in a plenary meeting of the congregation, and bears the signature of its then prefect, cardinal joseph ratzinger, now pope benedict xvi, and of its then secretary, archbishop tarcisio bertone, now cardinal secretary of state. Contents of a declaration by cardinal ratzinger in 2000 on the unicity and the salvific universality of jesus christ and the church, world opinion on it, and how its. Dominus iesus declaration declaration dominus iesus. Dominus iesus, or rather, servus iesus a comment on cardinal ratzingers dominus iesus leonard swidler as a scholar it is very often discouraging, and r eally embarrassing, to read vatican documents. Dominus iesus was published supposedly to defend the churchs uniqueness as the means of salvation, and even more fundamentally to defend christs role as the unique mediator between god and man. The first part of it, paragraphs 1to 15, deal with the unicity of christ as mediator. On the unicity and salvific universality of jesus christ and the church. Dominus iesus is a declaration by the congregation for the doctrine of the faith, approved in a plenary meeting of the congregation and signed by its then prefect, joseph cardinal ratzinger. The cdfs declaration dominus iesus and pope john paul ii. A collection of statements from the following bishops on the document, dominus iesus on the unicity and salvific universality of jesus christ and the church issued on september 5, 2000, by the.
In the christian world the importance of the declaration dominus iesus, published on september 5, 2000 in rome, has been lately discussed. Dominus jesus postquam cenavit cum cantus manuscript. Dominus iesus is part of a sustained effort by catholic conservatives to deny this, and to return to what is, even in catholic terms, an oversimple identification of the two. Relativistic attitude towards truth is a problem, as well as reading.
It reiterates the second vatican councils teaching that the catholic church is necessary for salvation and lays down in what the church does or does not consist. Below is a brief summary of the declaration by the congregation for the doctine of the faith entitled dominus iesus. Kontekst i znaczenie dokumentu dominus iesus joseph. Dominus iesus if first of all a solemn recognition of jesus christ as lord. Copyright by losservatore romano 11122000 and polish bishops. The analysis of the declaration dominus iesus veritas, r. The lord jesus, before ascending into heaven, commanded his disciples to proclaim the gospel to the whole world and to baptize all nations. But this is a language problem, since the term evangelisation, in official church documents, cannot be understood in the same way it is commonly interpreted in everydays speech. Dm sobor watykanski ii, konstytucja dogmatyczna o kosciele lumen gentium, 1964. It reiterates the second vatican councils teaching that the catholic church is necessary for salvation and.
A similar document was also issued for the eastern catholic churches. The lord jesus is a declaration by the congregation for the doctrine of the faith known as the holy office, approved in a plenary meeting of the congregation and signed by its then prefect, joseph cardinal ratzinger, later pope benedict xvi, and of its then secretary, archbishop tarcisio cardinal bertone, later cardinal secretary of state. The left, the right and dominus iesus peter kreeft. Activities of the holy father pope francis vatican. First vatican council, dogmatic constitution dei filius, cap. The left, the right and dominus iesus peter kreeft dominus iesus is one of the most important church documents of modern times, because it defends the most unpopular aspect of the churchs claim today its absolutism. On the unicity and salvific universality of jesus christ and the church on.
Lord jesus is a declaration by the congregation for the doctrine of the faith. Online course on dominus iesus and novo millennio ineunte denver, colorado, apr. In his final sermon before his retirement, murphyoconnor issued a controversial critique of secularism that some viewed as a denunciation of atheism. A polish fideist, in turn, seems to possess an additional attribute in the form of being convinced. And because it overcomes the dualism of liberal vs. Pdf the cdfs declaration dominus iesus and pope john. Its author was no one of less importance than the cardinal josef ratzinger, prefect of the congregation for faith and doctrine earlier inquisition. Britain to the vatican declaration dominus iesus 2000.
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