SMC103Y1 Chapter Notes -Second Vatican Council, Eastern Catholic Churches, Leo Joseph Suenens
11 Apr 2013
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Summoning: aggiornamiento (updating) sent letters to all church leaders; christian unity: established for dialogue among christian groups and christian unity main focus. Council of the church: contribution to humanizing of members and community. Ad intra (at interior): constitution on scared litgury, declaration on the relation of the church to non- catholics, dogmatic constitution on the church. Ad extra: (at exterior): dogmatic constitution of divine revelation, pastoral constitution on the church in the modern world, Counter reformation: unity of western and eastern catholic churches was broken but vatican ll bridged together the differences and overcoming the prejudicies against protestants. Vatican l: goal of montini for the council: focus on episopacy in order to counter the papal primacy and not have that undervalue the church ; build collegiality. Purpose: examining the past and resolving conflict; celebration of union of christ and his church allowing a guidance. Promote: develop new ways of communicating with modern generation and adopt modern but keep with tradition.
