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Post-Baptismal Catechumenate as a Pastoral Institution after Second Vatican Council

Author(s): Artūras Lukaševičius
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Pastoral Theology, History of Religion
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: post-baptismal catechumenate; baptismal catechumenate; pastoral work; Christian initiation; sacraments;

Summary/Abstract: The article examines post-baptismal catechumenate as a pastoral institution that was developed after Second Vatican Council. It explores post-baptismal catechumenate’s relationship to baptismal catechumenate as it existed in the early Church and was restored by Vatican II. The article discusses post-baptismal catechumenate as part of the Church’s attempts to find solution to the problem of “baptised unbelievers” that occurred in the second part of the 20th century. It analyses the magisterial texts that address relationship between valid sacraments and their spiritual consequences. Finally, the article shows ambiguity of the concept of post-baptismal catechumenate in the documents of the Catholic magisterium.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 104
  • Page Range: 184-190
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Lithuanian