THE COMMON PRIESTHOOD
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THE COMMON PRIESTHOOD IN LUTHERANS AND CATHOLICS
THE COMMON PRIESTHOOD IN LUTHERANS AND CATHOLICS

Author(s): Pablo Blanco-Sarto
Subject(s): History of Church(es), Pastoral Theology, Other Christian Denominations, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Luther; Trent; Vatican II; lay people; Escrivá de Balaguer;

Summary/Abstract: Luther insisted on the royal, common or universal priesthood of all the baptised, as the Second Vatican Council also recalled, referring to the mutual complementarity between the common and ministerial priesthood, which however differ non tantum gradu sed essentiam (cf. LG 10). These pages review the main points on the common priesthood, according to Luther's proposal and the response of the Councils of Trent and Vatican II and, as a complementary counterpoint, add the teachings of a 20th century Catholic author, Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, partly before and partly after Vatican II, which could be of interest for understanding the subject under discussion. The similarities and differences are thus noted here, which are conducive to the subsequent ecumenical dialogue on this subject, which is acquiring particular importance in the context of the theology of synodality.

  • Issue Year: 69/2022
  • Issue No: 11EV
  • Page Range: 105-133
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: English
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