Fr. J. Eleuterio is our professor. He leads us to have a reflection on the Church. We have to read the book of Joseph Komonchak on “Who are the Church” and Nicolas Healy together with Lumen Gentium. We also have to research other three articles or books about the Church and organize the text with the presentation in the class. My presentation is as follows;
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Gleeson recalls the classic work of Avery Dulles, Models of the Church (1974), the nature and mission of the Church in terms of
1)Institution 2)communion 3)Sacrament 4)Herald 5)Servant and the subsequent edition synthetic model of community of disciple (6)
He then presents the other two additional model of John Fuellenbach 1)The Church as basic ecclesial communities
-the Church must be understood in relation to the world
-the Church has socio-political liberation in Human beings
2) The Church as a contrast society.
According to the Council of Trent, the Church is understood as a perfect society. The Second Vatican Council has developed the meaning.
-Institutionalism= a system in which the institutional element is treated as primary (1) Church that teach (2) Church that is taught.
By a kind of mental juggling act, we need to keep several models in the air at once.
| The Church before Vatican II | The Church after Vatican II |
| -the Kingdom of God, perfect society -Outside the Church there is no Salvation -Conversion is needed -The Church is Hierarchy, excluded -Centralization of authority to the Pope -The Church is the teacher: Monologue -Laity: to pray, to pay, to obey (Octaviani) Membership was defined in legalistic manner | -The pilgrim people of God, Sacrament & Mystery -Salvation is not exclusive, -The Church based on Baptism & Priesthood -People belong to the Church in different ways and degree -Law are less important -Theological pluralism flows from the reality of cultural pluralism Churches are centered on the Local Church and its Bishop |
Doyle, Dennis M. (2000), Communion Ecclesiology. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis book.
In Ch8. Communion, Reform and Liberation, Doyle presents the contribution of Kung in the book called The Church (1967). Kung affirms a Church comprise of disciples of Jesus, informed by the Holy Spirit. The Church must acknowledge its own failing.
Leonado Boff, in his book Church: Charism and Power, hearken back to Kung. He stresses on social justice. The power must include a dimension of social transformation to liberate the people and social system.
CDF on “Some Aspects of the Church Understood as a Communion”, 1992, Doyle portrays and groups some points of this document into three group as follows;
1)Points Highlighted and Stressed as Correcting Current Errors
2)Points That Lay Out the Basic Context
3)Points Acknowledged or Mentioned or Conceded
Baker, Kenneth(1983), “The Church” in Fundamentals of Catholicism. San Francisco: Ignatius
“Catholic” was first use by St. Ignatius of Antioch, and it is put in the Council of Constantinople 381
The Church was founded by Jesus in order to continue his work of redemption.
Mystical, Hierarchical, successors
Infallibility of the Pope, when he teaches about the teaching of faith and moral
One External unity
Holy Holy in her purpose for the Glory of God and Salvation
Catholic Universal, Externally and internally
Apostolic origin, doctrine, succession
| Brian Gleeson | Avery Dulles | |
| 1.Institution | -Political society -For the Salvation +bond & share of faith -Lack of attention to Relationship of Trinity | 3 functions -Teaching -Sanctifying -Ruling |
| 2.Communion | =relationship, Justice, Peace and Love =Body of Christ (Rom 12, 1 Cor 12) -Spiritual meaning +koinonia -may regard other as outsider | A worshiping community of Believers |
| 3.Sacrament | =sign & instrument -the Church incarnate to the culture +become living symbol of God -difficulties in communicating | A visible manifestation of Grace -table fellowship |
| 4.Herald | =Proclaimation -Identity & meaning +Biblical based -may give rise to biblical fundamentalism | Hear and proclaiming the Word -Theology of the Word |
| 5.Servant | =diakonia -Fraternity -Charity work | A redeemed people who practice the mandate |
| 6.Discipleship | =Unifying -emphasize 4,5 | The process of learning -to form, to be formed and to transform |
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