The document outlines the development of the Catholic Church's position on religious liberty over time. It traces the shift from opposing liberalism and modernity in the 19th century to embracing religious freedom and pluralism in the 20th century. Key developments included Pope John XXIII's emphasis on human dignity in Pacem in Terris, the American experience of separation of church and state, and the final Declaration on Religious Liberty adopted by the Second Vatican Council in 1965 which affirmed every person's right to religious freedom.
This is the my full report about Doctrine of Roman Catholic in our school.
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Christ's final command was to "make disciples of all nations," a command we continue to respond to in our Catholic schools and religious education programs. But how are we to evangelize in a culture that is apathetic -- if not hostile -- to religious faith? Using the Year of Faith as a backdrop, this session will explore the history and meaning of the New Evangelization with an emphasis on practical strategies for parishes and schools.
This presentation was given at the 2012 CACE Annual Meeting in San Diego.
This is the my full report about Doctrine of Roman Catholic in our school.
Hope you'll understand everything especially if you're one of us, Catholics.
Christ's final command was to "make disciples of all nations," a command we continue to respond to in our Catholic schools and religious education programs. But how are we to evangelize in a culture that is apathetic -- if not hostile -- to religious faith? Using the Year of Faith as a backdrop, this session will explore the history and meaning of the New Evangelization with an emphasis on practical strategies for parishes and schools.
This presentation was given at the 2012 CACE Annual Meeting in San Diego.
Statement of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Liberia regarding Proposition # 24. The Bishops are vehemently opposed to the proposition, seeing it as divisive and a recipe for chaos for our emerging democracy.
Statement of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Liberia regarding Proposition # 24. The Bishops are vehemently opposed to the proposition, seeing it as divisive and a recipe for chaos for our emerging democracy.
Excerpts from the 2011 World Day of Peace Message from Pope Benedict XVI on Religious Liberty. It ends with an American perspective on religious liberty during the constitutional debate of 1788
Reverend Anya Sammler-Michael of UU Sterling presented these slides at "Six Voices, Six Faiths," an educational series hosted at St. James Episcopal Church in Leesburg, VA, spring 2009.
Includes historical information, famous UU people, and beliefs held in common.
The memories of World War II are key to understanding the teachings of Vatican II and the Catholic Catechism. During the war years there were many brave bishops in Germany and France, and the Pope, who took public and private stands pushing back on the horrors of the Holocaust and Nazi brutalities. However, the attitudes of the clergy reflect the attitudes of the political culture in general, most supported the political status quo, many lived quiet lives of passive resistance, a precious minority actively resisted the horrors of Nazi terror.
In contrast, in the early interwar years most Christians were tolerant of fascist regimes because the fascists were the sworn enemies of communism, and communism was the sworn enemy of the church. World War II totally discredited fascism, now the Catholic Church saw democracy as the bulwark opposing communism, and religious liberty was a cornerstone for democracy.
Americans are puzzled how the European Catholic Church prior to Vatican II was hostile to the concept of the freedom of religion, to understand this we explore how the long history of Christianity affected this viewpoint.
We also discuss:
• How the American Jesuit theologian John Courtney Murray championed freedom of religion, while Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre’s opposition led him to break away from the Catholic Church to form SPPX, the Society of Pope Pius X.
• How the decrees of Vatican II restated the theology of the Council of Trent in a pastoral manner.
• The role of Pope John XXIII, who called the council, opening the windows of the church to the modern world, and whose Pacem In Terris influenced Dignitatis Humanae.
• How Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum influenced these Vatican II Decrees and the New Deal of FDR.
• Reflections of Cardinal Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, and the future Pope John Paul II on religious liberty.
• How the bishops of communist Eastern European nations supported religious liberty.
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3. Response to social upheaval
“If anyone thinks that… the Roman Pontiff
can and should reconcile and harmonise
himself with progress, with liberalism and
with recent civilisation… let him be
anathema”
Syllabus of Errors
4. A perfect society
1870 Papal infallibility
Vatican I
1925 Feast of Christ the King
Pius XI
1961 Mater et Magistra
John XXIII
5. Error has no rights
• If the majority are Catholic, state has duty to
profess the Catholic faith
• Citizens professing other religions do not have
the right not to be prevented from professing
them; but may be tolerated
• When Catholics a minority, state must
guarantee them freedom
7. (2) Pacem in Terris
• Different vision: establish human order in time
• Dignity of the human person
• “..the right of being able to worship God in
accordance with the right dictates of one’s
conscience and to profess one’s religion in
private and public” (n 14)
• UN Declaration of Human Rights: “goal to be
sought by all peoples and nations”
• From opposition to engagement
10. JFK
If my church attempted to influence me in a way
which was improper or which adversely affected my
responsibilities as a public servant sworn to uphold
the Constitution, then I would reply to them that
this was an improper action on their part. It was
one to which I would not subscribe.
Press conference Houston, Texas, 12 Sept 1960
We do not want an official state church. If 99% of
the population were Catholics, I would still be
opposed to it…
CBS-TV, Face the Nation, 30 Oct 1960
11. Development of the Declaration
• Schema on the church
• Decree on Ecumenism
• Independent document
Key arguments against:
• Concept of religious liberty
• Opened door to modernism and liberalism
Authors Pavan and Murray
12. Opening words
“People nowadays are becoming increasingly
conscious of the dignity of the human person; a
growing number demand that they should exercise
fully their own judgement and a responsible
freedom in their actions and should not be subject
to external pressure or coercion but inspired by a
sense of duty…This Vatican Council pays attention
to these spiritual aspirations and, with a view to
declaring to what extent they are in accord with
truth and justice, searches the sacred tradition and
teaching of the church, from which it draws new
insights in harmony with the old.”
13. Article two
• Every person has a right to religious freedom
• Concerns the relationship between people
• Right to freedom from coercion
• Right founded on the dignity of the human
person
• To be recognised as a civil right in
constitutional law
14. Article 6
“If because of the circumstances of a
particular people, special civil recognition is
given to one religious community in the
constitutional organisation of a state, the
right of all citizens and religious
communities to religious freedom must be
recognised and respected by all”
15. Articles 7-11
• Criteria: the common good and public order
• Education: freedom can become the pursuit of
self interest
• Revelation: does not formally affirm religious
liberty but deeply rooted in it
“Christ, who is our Master and Lord and at the same
time is meek and humble of heart, acted patiently in
attracting and inviting his disciples,,, He bore
witness to the truth but refused to use force to
impose it…” (n11)
16. Articles 12-15
Development of doctrine:
• Church not always acted in this spirit
• Democratic constitutional state
• “The leaven of the Gospel has long been at
work..”
Freedom to accomplish mission
Make disciples of all nations
17. UN visit 4 October 1965
“You proclaim here the rights and
fundamental duties of human beings -
their dignity, their liberty, and above
all their religious liberty.”
Paul VI
Final vote: 2,384 - 70
18. End of Christendom
“The church… does not rest its hopes on
privileges offered to it by civil authorities;
indeed it will even give up the exercise of
certain legitimately acquired rights in
situations where their use calls into
question the sincerity of its witness or
where new circumstances require a
different arrangement”. (GeS 76)
19. New tone
Yours is a land of ancient cultures, the
cradle of great religions, the home of a
nation that has sought God with a
relentless desire in deep meditation
and silence, and hymns of fervent
prayer.
Paul VI on visit to India 1964
20. Questions
• The church in the public square: dialogue
Issue of “Catholic” Europe and Scotland today
• Acceptance of the secular state
Are we tempted to retreat?
• Pluralism: issues of discernment and
interpretation
Whose voices?