Karl Josef Becker

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Karl Josef Cardinal Becker SJ (born April 18, 1928 in Cologne ; † February 10, 2015 in Rome ) was a Roman Catholic theologian and dogmatist .

Life

After graduating from the Dreikönigsgymnasium in Cologne, Becker studied three semesters of classical philology at the University of Cologne from 1946 to 1948 and entered the Jesuit order on April 13, 1948 . The novitiate was followed by a study of philosophy at the Jesuit college in Pullach from 1950 to 1953 and a study of Catholic theology at the Jesuit college of Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt am Main from 1955 to 1959 . On July 31, 1958, Becker was ordained a priest in Frankfurt .

In 1964 he was with the work The Justification Doctrine after Domingo de Soto . The thinking of a council participant before, in and after Trento about Dr. theol. PhD . He taught dogmatics at the Philosophical-Theological College Sankt Georgen, from 1969 at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome . In 1971 he was appointed associate professor and in 1975 full professor of dogmatics. In 2003 he retired .

In the solemn consistory of February 18, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI accepted him . as a cardinal deacon with the title deaconry San Giuliano Martire in the cardinals college . Because of the old age Benedict XVI dispensed him. of the usual obligation to ordain episcopate . On April 22, 2012 the title diakonia took possession. He did not take part in the 2013 conclave because he exceeded the age limit of 80 years . The 86-year-old died on February 10, 2015 in Rome and was buried in the Jesuit crypt on Campo Verano .

Act

As a dogmatist, his main teaching and research areas were sacraments and grace. Becker is considered an expert on the Second Vatican Council , in particular on its statements on religious freedom and ecumenism , and was involved in the discussion about Lumen Gentium . Among other things, he is the doctoral supervisor of Peter Walter and Alexandra von Teuffenbach . Pope Paul VI Appointed Becker on September 15, 1977 as consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , in which he had been working with the then Prefect Joseph Ratzinger since 1982.

The Pope Benedict XVI. Dear Becker, was involved in the preparation of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification of the Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation and from 2009 took part in the talks between the Holy See and the Pius Brotherhood .

honors and awards

Fonts

  • The proof of God according to Marechal. Compiled on the basis of the Mélanges Joseph Maréchal. Pullach 1956.
  • The doctrine of justification according to Domingo de Soto. The thinking of a council participant before, in and after Trento. Analecta Gregoriana, Rome 1967, limited preview in the Google Book search.
  • The nature and powers of the magisterial priesthood. Herder, Freiburg 1970.
  • Trattati sul battesimo, sulla confermazione, sui sacramenti in genere: schemi e bibliography. Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Facoltà di Teologia, 1977.
  • With Ilaria Morali, Gavin D'Costa: Catholic Engagement with World Religions: A Comprehensive Study (Faith Meets Faith). Orbis Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-57075-828-7 .
  • An Examination of Subsistit in: A Profound Theological Perspective . In: L'Osservatore Romano, December 14, 2005 (English).

literature

  • Enrique Benavent Vidal (Ed.), Ilaria Morali (Ed.): Sentire cum ecclesia. Homenaje al Padre Karl Josef Becker SJ Facultad de Teología, San Vicente Ferrer 2003, ISBN 978-84-7986-549-8 (with list of publications).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cardinal Karl Josef Becker SJ died
  2. ↑ Pope elevates two Germans to the cardinal status ( Memento from February 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Tagesschau Online, accessed February 19, 2012
  3. ↑ AVVISO DELL'UFFICIO DELLE CELEBRAZIONI LITURGICHE April 16, 2012
  4. ^ A b "Karl Josef Cardinal Becker, SJ (1928-)" , Whosoever Desires, accessed on January 7, 2012
  5. ↑ John L. Allen Jr, "Thinking about theology," The National Catholic Reporter Vol. 3, no. 13 (2003), accessed January 7, 2012
  6. ↑ Thomas Jansen: “The surprise candidate” , Domradio, January 6, 2012
  7. ↑ Thomas Jansen: "Authentic Teacher". Jesuit Becker takes part in talks with the Pius Brothers.
  8. ↑ http://www.interverband.com/u-img/185607/scho_fragen.htm
  9. ↑ Cologne Carnival Order for Woelki and Becker. catholic1.tv, accessed on February 26, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Becker, Karl Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Becker, Karl Josef SJ
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic theologian and cardinal
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 2015
Place of death Rome