Ex Corde Ecclesiae
Overview
Apostolic constitutions are more juridical in nature than apostolic exhortations. They are formal papal decrees and carry the highest authority. Apostolic constitutions can deal with the structure of the Church, but also the liturgy, pastoral, or dogmatic concerns. Together with encyclicals, apostolic constitutions are the most important documents produced by the Holy See, touching all matters of ecclesiastical government and doctrine.
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“In a Catholic University, research necessarily includes (a) the search for an integration of knowledge, (b) a dialogue between faith and reason, (c) an ethical concern, and (d) a theological perspective.” (source)
“‘to unite existentially by intellectual effort two orders of reality that too frequently tend to be placed in opposition as though they were antithetical: the search for truth, and the certainty of already knowing the fount of truth’” (source)
“Because of its specific importance among the academic disciplines, every Catholic University should have a faculty, or at least a chair, of theology(22).” (source)
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“a Catholic University is distinguished by its free search for the whole truth about nature, man and God” (source)
- Title: Ex Corde Ecclesiae
- Author: Pope John Paul II
- Series: Apostolic Constitutions
- Publisher: Libreria Editrice Vaticana
- Print Publication Date: 1990
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Catholic universities and colleges; Church and education
- Resource ID: LLS:EXCORDECCENG
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:41:13Z