Communio theology

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Communio theology deals with a basic implementation of the Christian faith. The Catholic Church has on the Second Vatican Council for the first time in a synopsis to their understanding of the church expressed by emphasizing different aspects. Traditionally, the sacraments and ecclesiastical office are particularly important to her. These premises are now included in the designation of the church as the basic sacrament, a view that defines the church as an instrument and sign of salvation (cf. Lumen Gentium 1). Communio theology has its special place in this. It regards the being of the church as a community between God and people and between individual people and groups of people. Important is v. a. the "unified office of Peter" - the papacy .

Pope John Paul II wrote a letter in 1992 entitled Communionis Notio , which was sent by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to the Bishops of the Catholic Church. In it he treats some aspects of the church as “communion”.

"The term communio - community - (koinonía), [...] expresses the deep core of the mystery of the church very well and can undoubtedly play a key role in the endeavor for a renewed Catholic ecclesiology."

- Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith : Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on some aspects of the Church as communion

In other words: the church is the secret of communion; it is the universal church made up of particular churches. The community is rooted in the Eucharist and episcopate (cf. Unitatis redintegratio ), so that elements of being a church can also be found in other Christian communities.

literature

  • Hermann Josef Pottmeyer : The Second Vatican Council and the Communion in Christ. In: Communio in Christo. 27, No. 1, 2004, pp. 30-35. Also in: K.-H. House (ed.): The lived council. Grünewald, Mainz 2005, pp. 86-93.
  • Bernd Jochen Hilberath : The Triune God and the community of people. Orientations to the Christian talk of God. Theodor Schneider on his 60th birthday (= Grünewald series). Mainz 1990, ISBN 3-7867-1476-2 .
  • Gisbert Greshake : The Triune God: a Trinitarian theology. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau / Basel / Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-451-26239-8 .
  • Gisbert Greshake: Believing in the three-one god: a key to understanding. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau / Basel / Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-451-26669-5 .
  • Michael Bollig: Unity in Diversity: Communio as a key concept of the Christian faith in the work of Gisbert Greshake. Echter, Würzburg 2004, ISBN 3-429-02575-3 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ May 28, 1992 (AAS 85 (1993) 838-850)
  2. ^ Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on some aspects of the Church as communion. May 28, 1992, on vatican.va