Teens’ Intro to Vatican II

Michael PascualDMC 2012- Mater Dei HSOct 13, 2012

Introductions…

Introduce yourself…

Name Parish/Ministry Something corny about yourself…

And why this workshop?

Recommended Text Rausch, Thomas. Catholicism

in the Third Millennium. (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2003: ISBN 0-8146-5899-7)

Presentation is based on Chapter 1

Pre-Assessment

What comes to mind when you hear about Vatican II?

Outline

The “Pre-Vatican” Church Setting up the Stage The Council Fruits of the Council…or Aftermath?

The Pre-Vatican Church

The Catholic Condition “The Golden Age” (not really) The Church talking to itself (isolationism) Siege Mentality

The Golden Age?

In America…The Baltimore Catechism… Church seen as an efficient Business machine

Ford Magazine 1950s LATIN…everywhere… Pay, pray and obey…

Isolationism

Neo-scholasticism… the name of the theology used at the time… the abridged version of Thomas Aquinas Another name: Manual theology

Using the “scientific method” of theology Was not at all convincing

Us versus them mentality

The Siege Mentality

The Protestant Reformation The Enlightenment

And the French Revolution The Church Response…

Thomas Aquinas (not really) Silencing of “progressive” theologians

Setting the Stage

Currents within the Church The Bible Movement The Liturgical Movement The “new” theology John 23

The Bible Movement

The Discovery of Dinosaurs!!!... No joke… How to read the Bible now? Divino Afflante Spiritu

1943, encyclical by Pius XII

The Liturgical Movement

Benedictine Monasteries wanted to improve liturgy (in Europe)…started some good research…

Started in the US at Collegeville, Minnesota Founded Liturgical Press

Better use of historical research…

The New Theology

Instead of using just medieval philosophy, biblical studies and historical research was now being applied…

The ultimate question here…how do we answer the modern questions with modern answers? Or do we give them medieval answers?

John XXIII

Angelo Roncalli elected Pope on 1958

Very chill guy…down to earth and real

On Jan 25, 1959…called the Vatican II Council… Last council is Vatican I in

1869-70!!!

The Council

John 23’s Goals… The Process of Study

Aggiornamento

John 23’s goal… Aggiornamento = RENEWAL or bringing up to date

Council is not to be a discussion of condemnation or fundamental doctrine, rather “a step forward toward a doctrinal penetration and a formation of consciousness” faithful to the Church’s authentic doctrine.

One that should be studied and expounded through the methods of research and through the literary forms of modern thought.”

J 23

“The Substance of the ancient doctrine of the deposit of faith is one thing, and the way in which it is presented is another.”

Process of Study

Ad Intra, Ad Extra Aka from within and from without

Ad Intra

Within Reflecting, researching and analyzing the Church in light

of its 2000 years of history and Tradition

Ad Extra

With out Reflecting on the role of the Church with the rest of the

world

The Fruits…

The Church Revelation Liturgy Ecumenism Religious Freedom Non-Christian Religions Church in the Modern World

The ChurchDogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen

Gentium)A profound document that reflects on the

ChurchChurch as sacramentChurch as people of GodThe bishops and the popeThe laityMary

RevelationNo…not the book or the end of time

An understanding of how God reveals…get it “revel”

VCII emphasized God’s self communication in history…

Biblical Studies…study the context…

LiturgyEncouraged greater participation in the

liturgy on the part of the laityRevision of the texts and rites in light of

historical researchSet the stage for vernacular

EcumenismOfficial commitment to the ecumenical

movementRecognized that the Christians from different

churches are already in an imperfect communion with one another through baptism (UR 3)

UR is unitatis redintegratio, the decree on ecumenism

“heirarchy of truths” (UR 11)Not all doctrines are of equal importance since

“they vary in their relationship to the foundation of Christian faith.

Religious FreedomHuman beings have a right to religious

freedom, to worship freely according to the dictates of their consciences, rooted in their dignity as human persons (DH 2)DH is Dignitates Humanae

Non-Christian ReligionsThose who sincerely seek God and open

themselves to God’s grace can be saved even if they have no knowledge of Christ (LG 16)Lumen Gentium

The Catholic Church looks upon the great world religions with respect,recognizing that their teachings often reflect a ray of divine truth (NA2)Nostra Aetate

The Church in the Modern WorldThe joys and the hopes, the griefs and the

anxieties of the men of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these too are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ. Indeed, nothing genuinely human fails to raise an echo in their hearts. (GS 1)

Gaudium et Spes 1New concern for poor, Justice and equalitymarriage

Discussion

What is something new… Something you already knew Or something that confused you?

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