The Congregation for Bishops[38] oversees the selection of new bishops that are not in mission territories or those areas that come under the jurisdiction of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches who deal with the Eastern Catholics, pending papal approval. ), Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of the Homosexual Person, Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Religious Diversity, Pontifical Commission for the Promotion of Mutual Understanding with Muslims, Pontifical Council… no, make that, Congregation for the Ecclesial Role of Women. Fide, responsible for missionary work and related activities, would be
He concluded by saying: “So let us not speak of a ‘new Mass’, but rather of ‘a new age in the life of the Church’ (General Audience, 19 November 1969). The similarity between he and Pope Francis’s attitudes are notable.
Faith, confidence, courage… Only love conquers weariness’.” (Emphasis added). Is God sending the Operation of Error so that we may be judged “who have not believed the truth, but have consented to iniquity”? It was instituted by Pope John Paul II on 1 January 1989 by an apostolic letter in the form of a motu proprio.
Hope that the Church is still alive and still moving, still growing.
“It speaks loudly of his commitment to the poor, his deep sense of humility, his passion and compassion to improve the human condition,” Mr. Ban said. Later, personal and private Vatican documents — some of which were the personal letters of Pope Emeritus Benedict — were published. : Send your thoughts and reactions to Letters to the Editor. Members of that “advisory board” included (and still include) Cardinal Reinhard Marx, leader of the German bishops’ heterodox “synodal path”, and Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga of Honduras, another notorious Modernist mired in financial scandal. connecting his forthcoming Constitution with Vatican II and EG, Francis This will be a source of true enrichment for all”(ibid). It also reveals a shift toward greater authority for episcopal conferences, one which modifies the relationship between Curial officials, bishops and the Pope as part of a push toward decentralization. This appointment is not surprising since the cardinal is head of Caritas International, an international organization that oversees all of the Church’s charities. The Index of Forbidden Books, once a responsibility of this congregation, is no longer in effect.
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Following the abdication of Pope Benedict XVI in February 2013, the theme of “reforming” the Roman Curia was at the forefront of many minds. The 20th century welcomed the Second Vatican Council which was to “let in fresh air” according to Pope John XXIII.
In addition there are various offices and three secretariats for Promoting Christian Unity, for Non-Christians, and for Non-Believers. The Holy See's financial authorities consist of two offices.
“It made such a deep impression on Havana’s Cardinal Jaime Ortega that after Bergoglio’s election, he sought and received permission to make the talk public.”[6].
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith will add a new section: The Holy Office of the Inquisition of Restorationists.
But how will this group of eight affect us on the ground? These remarks reflect the sentiments of those who have been critical of the Roman Curia reform that Francis began back in 2013. (Unfortunately, the difference may not be immediately clear.
Whether it is called a “new rite”[15] or a “new age”, new is the operative word, and it stands in sharp contrast to St. Paul’s admonition about “avoiding the profane novelties of words and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called” (1 Tim.
Similarly, it would not surprise me at all to see overlaps between the Pope’s post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Amazon Synod, which is slated for imminent release, and the forthcoming Apostolic Constitution concerning the Roman Curia. Rome — The blueprint for a major reorganization of the Roman Curia is ready. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.
In late September 2013, Francis announced his decision “that such a group…be instituted as a ‘Council of Cardinals’, with the task of assisting me in the governance of the universal Church and drawing up a project for the revision of the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus [issued by John Paul II in 1988] on the Roman Curia. Gospel to. Among the most active of these major Curial departments, it oversees Catholic doctrine. The Secretariat of State is the oldest dicastery in the Roman Curia, the government of the Roman Catholic Church. In other words, the paths of mission are not those of proselytism.
An article over the weekend said this council would be made up of the heads of 12 congregations: nine that already exist and three more that will be newly created (laity, justice and communications). Our Lady of Buen Suceso of the Purification, pray for us! Such a scenario is already well underway in Germany, where Cardinal Reinhard Marx, president of the German Episcopal Conference and close advisor to Francis, is leading the Church in Germany down a dangerous “synodal path”, one which Cardinal Marx claims has papal approval.
6:20). Proponents of the so-called "reform of the reform" (that is, those that reject the post-Vatican II liturgical reforms and want to redo them) are likely delighted with the choice of new prefect, someone who has shown a mild interest in their project and the Tridentine Mass.
In a recent interview with Fr. The Secretariat is divided into two sections, the Section for General Affairs and the Section for Relations with States, known as the First Section and Second Section, respectively. Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. “In order to free men from bondage to these heresies,” Our Lady explained, “those whom the merciful love of my Most Holy Son will destine for that restoration will need great strength of will, constancy, valor and much confidence in God. Corruption inside the Roman Curia — the Vatican’s vast bureaucracy — is nothing new. It would include separate bureaus for youth (headed by a priest), women (headed by a woman) and the family (headed by a married couple). This article has been update since publication. Giuseppe Versaldi has headed it since 2015. the preeminence of evangelization over preserving doctrinal unity and integrity, The result of a long evolution from the early centuries of Christianity, the Curia was given its modern form by Pope Sixtus V late in the 16th century.
After referring to the latter as “the most important pastoral document of the post-conciliar period,”[8] he went on to quote from arguably the document’s most telling paragraph: “Indeed, the aim of the current reform is that ‘the Church’s customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channeled for the evangelization of today’s world rather than for her self-preservation. [7] Lawler, Lost Shepherd, p. 22. Further steps toward reorganization were begun by Pope Paul VI in the 1960s. Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers will join forces to form: Pontifical Council for the Joint Search for Truth with Humanists, Heathens and Heretics. True love is not rigid.” Perhaps it was this nagging concern that prompted the following remarks in August 2017: “The direction traced by the [Second Vatican] Council was in line with the principle of respect for healthy tradition and legitimate progress [a demonstrably false assertion] (cf.
As for making the Church more “mission-oriented” (EG, 27), the stated pretext for reform, we can surely expect to see more ecumenical and interreligious overtures emanating from Francis’ restructured Vatican – all in the spirit of his Abu Dhabi initiative, which is itself the logical end of Vatican II, as Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has observed. (You can read the short bios that Catholic News Services has put together on each cardinal here). The Pope, the Vicar of Jesus Christ on earth, was at the head of the chain of command over which he wielded his authority either directly or through the Holy Office.