Nothing Beyond the Necessary: Roman Catholicism and the Ecumenical FuturePaulist Press, 1995 - 105 páginas Author Jon Nilson believes that it is time for Roman Catholic Church leaders to put their commitment to Church unity into action and move beyond simply engaging in ecumenical dialogue. Nothing Beyond the Necessary helps chart this course of action. This clear survey of the ecumenical scene is important reading for Roman Catholic leaders, leaders of other Christian Churches, and laity with an interest in ecumenism. |
Índice
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Unity is an Actual Possibility | 20 |
The Churches Are Actualizations of Christianity | 52 |
What the Roman Catholic Church Can and Must Do Now for Church Unity | 65 |
Works Cited | 93 |
Index | 103 |
Términos y frases comunes
accept Actual Possibility agreed statements Anglican Communion Anglican-Roman Catholic International Apostolic Apostolicae Curae ARC-USA ARCIC bishops catechism Catholic International Commission Catholicism Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral Christian churches Christian faith church of Christ church of Jesus church unity common Congregation consensus Constitution Council of Churches culture declared Decree on Ecumenism differences divisions doctrinal agreement Dulles Duprey Ecclesiology ecumenical movement epistemological tolerance eucharist expressed Faith and Order Final Report God's gospel Hans Küng Hebblethwaite hierarchy of truths Jesus Christ John Paul Kasper Küng Lutheran magisterium menical ment mutual accountability official ordination ordination of women Orthodox papacy papal primacy partner church Pastor Aeternus Paths Pius pope Pope Paul VI Promoting Christian Unity Rahner and Fries Rahner-Fries proposal Ratzinger response reunion Roman Catholic Church Roman Church Rome sacraments scriptures and creeds Stransky structures of mutual theologians Thesis tion tradition Trans understanding Unitatis Redintegratio unity of faith Vatican Vatican II visible unity
Pasajes populares
Página 91 - O GOD, the FATHER of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace ; Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly Union and Concord : that, as there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and one Hope of our Calling, one LORD, one Faith, one Baptism, one GOD and FATHER of us all, so we may...
Página 71 - The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these too are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ.
Página 91 - Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly Union and Concord : that, as there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and one Hope of our Calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all...
Página 91 - Take away all hatred and prejudice and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly union and concord; that as there is but one body and one Spirit and one hope of our calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may henceforth be all of one heart and of one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith and charity and may with one mind and one mouth glorify you; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Página 30 - Dicebat Bernardus Carnotensis nos esse quasi nanos gigantium humeris insidentes, ut possimus plura eis et remotiora videre non utique proprii visus acumine aut eminentia corporis, sed quia in altum subvehimur et extollimur magnitudine gigantea.
Página 17 - It is clear, therefore, that sacred tradition, sacred Scripture, and the teaching authority of the Church, in accord with God's most wise design, are so linked and joined together that one cannot stand without the others and that all together and each in its own way under the action of the Holy Spirit contribute effectively to the salvation of souls.
Página v - In ecumenical work, Catholics must assuredly be concerned for their separated brethren, praying for them, keeping them informed about the Church, making the first approaches towards them. But their primary duty is to make an honest and careful appraisal of whatever needs to be renewed and achieved in the Catholic household itself, in order that its life may bear witness more loyally and luminously to the teachings and ordinances which have been handed down from Christ through the apostles.