Swiss Synodality after the Second Vatican Council
Swiss Synodality after the Second Vatican Council
Author(s): Adrian Loretan-SaladinSubject(s): Theology and Religion, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: participants of the Synods of the local Churches; local Ecclesiastical Offices of lay ministers and the deacons; democracy; rule of law; western legal tradition; women in the decision-making process
Summary/Abstract: Quod omnes tangit, ab omnibus tractari et approbari debent. (Cardinal Congar) The canonists have been developing the rule of law of Western Europe.After there had been much debate (Acts 15:7), they decided together with the Holy Spirit. The Apostolic Nuncio gave the permission for lay persons (including women) to participate at the Synod. Synod ’72 is a process involving seven synods of local Churches in Switzerland. As an instrument of “processing” Vatican II, Synod ’72 discussed implementation options like Ecclesiastical Offices of the local Church. (LG 33; Paul VI’s Ministeria quaedam; John Paul II’s Christifedles laici; c. 228 CIC 1983). The tradition of shared decision-making of the baptised was been activated.
Journal: Ecumeny and Law
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 61-72
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
