A Lived Catholicity
The Ecclesiologies of Pope Frances and Robert J. Schreiter, C.PP.S.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/isit.35597Keywords:
Robert Schreiter, Pope Francis, ecclesiology, Catholicity, reconciliation, missionAbstract
Both Pope Francis and Robert Schreiter recognize that the world has been profoundly affected by conflict, globalization, and the breakdown of relationships on multiple levels. They also assert that the Church must address these situations. The ecclesiologies of both Schreiter and Francis offer effective tools for this work. This article will examine several key, shared concepts within their ecclesiologies. Specifically, their understandings of the missionary nature of the Church and their robust understanding of catholicity prove to be key concepts in the Church's response to a world marred by sin.
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———. 2013. “General Audience.” 9 October. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2013/documents/papa-francesco_20131009_udienza-generale.html
———. 2013. Evangelii Gaudium. 24 November. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html
Gibson, David. 2014. “Cardinal Kasper is the ‘Pope’s Theologian.’” National Catholic Reporter. 3 June. https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/cardinal-kasper-popes-theologian
Kasper, Walter. 2015. The Catholic Church: Nature, Reality, and Mission. London: Bloomsbury.
Ryan, Robin. 2014. “Ecclesiological Themes in the Teaching of Pope Francis.” New Theology Review. 27(2): 81–89.
Schreiter, Robert. 1992. Reconciliation: Mission & Ministry in a Changing Social Order. Maryknoll: Orbis.
———. 1997. The New Catholicity: Theology Between the Global and the Local. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis.
———. 2001. Mission in the Third Millennium. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis.
———. 2002. “The Paradox of Vatican II: Theology in a New Millennium.” Address given at The Bernardin Center at Catholic Theological Union. 14 April. https://preciousbloodspirituality.org/spirituality-and-theology/paradox-vatican-ii-theology-new-millennium
———. 2006. In Water and in Blood. Revised Edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis.
———. 2015. Constructing Local Theologies. Thirtieth Anniversary Edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis.
———. 2015. “Mercy as a Sign of the Times in Our Spirituality.” Address given to the Teutonic Province of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. Kolleg Sankt Josef—Salzburg-Aigen. 28 September. https://www.cppsmissionaries.org/download/spirituality/Mercy_Sign_of_the_Times.pdf
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2019-04-05
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How to Cite
Kirch, J. S. (2019). A Lived Catholicity: The Ecclesiologies of Pope Frances and Robert J. Schreiter, C.PP.S. Interreligious Studies and Intercultural Theology, 3(1-2), 149-163. https://doi.org/10.1558/isit.35597
