Sentences with phrase «magisterial documents»

The Chalcedonian Definitio Fidei observed that the devil (ho poneros) never ceases to supplant the seeds of orthodoxy and continually invents something new (kainon ti) against the truth; and then it goes on to reiterate previous magisterial documents (without tendentious attenuation).

For the Catholic community, while the insights of particular theologians are helpful along the way, an essential resource for study must be key magisterial documents, such as Fides et Ratioand documents from the Pontifical Council for Culture.

The value of the report is largely in stimulating us to highlight some of these issues and to encourage further study, discussion and not least to focus with greater intensity on key magisterial documents in order then to articulate a clearer programme and strategy for the future.

The Cardinal's conclusions, however, do not withstand scrutiny in light of principles governing the interpretation of magisterial documents.

It is unfortunate that there are some academic bioethicists who approach Catholic moral theology as if it were a discipline akin to tax law, where anything not yet expressly forbidden in magisterial documents may still be allowed.

In part reacting to people leaving the church or converting to other confessions and religions it is closing in on its own identity and centralism, as can be clearly seen from the latest magisterial documents.

Along with allusions to values throughout John Paul's writings, we find the term in other magisterial documents as well.

Furthermore, there is a good balance of pertinent examples from Sacred Scripture, the Church Fathers, and magisterial documents.

The other thing I have noticed is that each person who spends time with magisterial documents will inevitably end up with a set of personal favorites.

Papal statements and magisterial documents are unanimous in affirming that Catholic teaching is not pacifist and that just - war doctrine is the doctrine of the Church.

As I say, the new declaration says nothing that is not said in other magisterial documents, particularly in the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, and it is always necessary to restate these important truths.

Griffiths accuses us of «flat - footed» readings of Scripture and of magisterial documents.

His office has receivedrequests for copies of the document from dioceses in the United States, Canada, Australia, France (interesting), and Malta following a public endorsement by Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, Secretary for the Congregation for Clergy, who sent Bishop O'Donoghue the Congregation's congratulations on his «courageous examination of the state of evangelisation and catechesis in the diocese of Lancaster's schools and colleges» and for developing a positive programme for action in harmony with the «operative Magisterial documents».

It is, indeed, something of an unusual event that an English bishop should base himself so firmly, not merely on the odd bland quotation here and there from whoever the current pope happens to be, in order to camouflage the true nature of some firmly secularist initiative, but on the spirit as well as the letter of entire magisterial documents, not least the Catechism of the Catholic Church itself — which, it will be remembered, we were all told by Bishop David Konstant was not for the likes of us, but for the bishops to read so they could tell us what was in it.

Griffiths searches magisterial documents, and he finds that the term «the limbo of the Fathers» occurs only in a text by Pius VI from 1784.

Starting from a certain interpretation of Scripture, patristic tradition, and magisterial documents, some recent commentaries have hinted that it is time to propose an updated version of Familiaris consortio.

However, its authoritative power as a solemn magisterial document does not lie in anathemas, but in its repeated insistence on the urgency of a new evangelical imperative which is laid on the Church in these intellectually, socially and spiritually turbulent times.

It seems apparent that Lumen Fidei is intended as the guiding magisterial document for the «Year of Faith», a celebration which outlasted the reign of the pope who convoked it in commemoration of the opening session of the Second Ecumenical Council in the Vatican 50 years before.

The final report — not a magisterial document, but expressive of the synod's will — was published with the full approval of the Pope, and is by any measure «conservative» in nature.

Not exact matches

«To dismiss the attention due the Church's written instruction as listening to a dusty document, Mankowski writes, «is more the language of a high school manifesto than an episcopal council, and is especially perverse given the purpose and history of the magisterial office.»

But the document did offer magisterial insights and wisdom.

In the context of the total document and magisterial teaching on human sexuality, it is quite evident that «self - control» means total sexual abstinence for homosexual Christians.

In other words, it is not thanks to magisterial Church documents that we have this central tenet of the Faith (although I am sure by now that it is certainly secured by decree of the Magisterium), but thanks to the faithful and saintly life and writings of one man from a far flung province of the Roman empire who would rather retreat to the quiet of the cloister than rule from the episcopal throne (though he clearly felt quite bitter about losing the latter).

Given these difficulties, what is to be made of Cardinal Schönborn's assertion that Amoris Laetitia is a binding document of magisterial authority?

«That you, Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited, Uche Ogah, and others at large, on the same date, time, place and in the aforementioned magisterial district, did forge the signature of one Mrs. Bridget Adeosun and a document known as MoU between Mut - Hass Petroleum Limited and Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited, with an intent that it may be in any way used or acted upon as genuine.