Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on Some Aspects of the Church Understood as Communion (Communionis notio)
Overview
For nearly 500 years, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) has defended the Catholic Church from internal heresy—whether by false teaching or malpractice of faith. It is the oldest of the Curia’s nine congregations, and is made up of cardinals, bishops, priests, lay theologians, and canon lawyers. According to Pope Paul VI’s 1965 Motu Proprio Integrae Servandae, “All questions which regard the doctrine on faith and morals or which touch upon the faith are within the competence of the Congregation … It examines new teachings and new opinions in whatever way they are spread, it promotes studies in this area, and encourages the Congresses of scholars; it condemns those teachings found to be contrary to the principles of the faith, after, however, having heard the view of the Bishops of those regions, if they are specifically connected with the issues.”
Top Highlights
“Clearly the relationship between the universal Church and the particular Churches is a mystery, and cannot be compared to that which exists between the whole and the parts in a purely human group or society.” (source)
“have not given due importance to the relationship between the Church as communion and the Church as sacrament.” (source)
“communion lies ‘at the heart of the Church’s selfunderstanding” (source)
- Title: Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on Some Aspects of the Church Understood as Communion (Communionis notio)
- Author: Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Publisher: Libreria Editrice Vaticana
- Print Publication Date: 1992
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Jesus Christ › Mystical body; Church › Unity
- Resource ID: LLS:LTTRBSHPSCTHLCCCMMN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:17:23Z