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Ecumenical and Interfaith Issues

Ecumenical and Interfaith Issues. Ecumenism Mr. Salter Fall - 2014. Nostra Aetate. “Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions,” aka the first words of the text , Nostra Aetate Shortest of the Vat II documents Only 41 sentences in five paragraphs

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Ecumenical and Interfaith Issues

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  1. Ecumenical and Interfaith Issues Ecumenism Mr. Salter Fall - 2014

  2. Nostra Aetate • “Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions,” • aka the first words of the text, Nostra Aetate • Shortest of the Vat II documents • Only 41 sentences in five paragraphs • The encyclical is a call to forgiveness, understanding and unity

  3. Nostra Aetate • One human family as children of the Father • Shared religious truths • Hindus and Buddhists • Islam monotheist, submission, Mary, Patriarchs • Jews – our heritage, common scripture, the Church is the “new Israel” • Seek forgiveness, decry anti-Semitism • Not all Jews killed Jesus; His death was our salvation • Any discrimination is foreign to the mind of Christ; Human dignity demands love

  4. RedemptorisMissio • “Mission of the Redeemer” • Authored by St. Pope John Paul II on December 7, 1990 • 92 sections • Speaks of the urgency and necessity for Christians to rededicate themselves to sharing the Gospel • Most traveled Pope in history • “My direst contact with peoples who do not know Christ has convinced me even more of the urgency of missionary activity.”

  5. RedemptorisMissio • “Ad Gentes” (to the nations) is a theme • Take Christ and the Gospel to the non-Christian nations/peoples • This is a duty for all Christian / Catholics • Interfaith Dialogue important (section 55) • Discussing common truths should not compromise actual truth • Missionary activity includes: Witnessing, preaching, evangelization, conversion, baptism and establishing Christian communities

  6. RedemptorisMissio • Serving the temporal needs is a most important activity • Feeding, healthcare, education, social justice, but losing site of the central purpose – the person of Jesus Christ • AND Missionary work • About sharing the truth and Goods News of the Kingdom of God through the Holy Spirit • Acknowledges that missionary work can be perceived as intolerant

  7. Ut Unum Sint • “That They May Be One” • Authored by St. Pope John Paul II on May 25, 1995 • 103 sections • Contrast to previous historical papal letters • SatisCognitumof Leo XIII (1896) • Church unity through a return to the visible structures of the Roman Catholic Church • MortaliumAnimosof Pius XI (1928). • Church unity requires the acceptance of full doctrinal alignment; of which resides in the Catholic Church

  8. Ut Unum Sint • Chapter 1: The Catholic Church’s Commitment to Dialogue • Unity is God's will • Unity takes the form of a visible communion of faith, sacraments and communal life under the guidance of ordained ministers • Chapter 2: Diversity and Unity of Faith • JP II recalls history; painful and healing • Chapter 3: “How far is our journey?” • As the Servant of Servants, it is the primary mission of the Bishop of Rome to lead the leaders of the Church and world to universal communion in Christ

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