The Catholic Church And The Church 's Eucharistic And Juridical Ecclesiological

The essence of the contribution made by Pope John XXIII was his calling together of the Second Vatican Council that aimed to address modernisation of the Catholic Church,

As time constantly presses forward and the earth continues to revolve, the world will never stop progressing and adapting to better suit the needs of mankind. The evolution of religion has greatly enhanced the quality of life for humanity by providing individuals with a strong belief system that is now the foundation of many peoples’ core values. One universal religion that has undergone extensive amounts of reform is Christianity. In particular, the Catholic church is well-known for the development of their famous ecumenical council meetings that help determine the future of the church. Numerous Councils have been conducted throughout the course of history, but none more significant than the most recent, the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II. The Catholic church was operating as if it was still the medieval period and desperately needed to be modernized. As a result, every Roman Catholic Church official was gathered to meet and devise a plan for how to introduce the church to the modern world. Consequently, the following will reveal the Second Vatican Council and the ramifications of the agenda, history and theology evolution, significant texts, and new developments.

A 54-year-old Catholic woman stated in an interview conducted on the topic of the modernization of the church insightfully noted that Vatican II allowed for “practical changes,” like “ music and singing, and women allowed into upfront roles as readers, lectors, and Eucharistic ministers, as well as altar servers in some places.” Vatican II “aimed to produce a different experience of the mass,” but also set out to reposition the church in a relative relationship with the modern world (Mathis).

“In the thirteenth century, the Catholic Church reached the height of its political, intellectual, and secular power (322). ” The Pope Innocent III was very honest with his desire for power within

It is important to understand the reformation and mechanism of religion in the making of European history. As Christianity was expanding a hierarchy was established around 312 to 540 B.C.E in the church with male bishops as the powerful leaders of the church. Over time the bishops took over some of the emperor’s rule and eventually bishops went against one another, outranking each other. The bishop or Rome eventually became the church’s supreme leader and gave himself the title of pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. The same concept that occurred in the earlier centuries was now seen amongst popes in the eleventh century. The church wanted a separation between secular powers and the pope but the movement was subtle and did not create

The Second Vatican Council lasted from 1962-1965 and it was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. This council was called together by Pope John XXII and it was continued under the lead of Pope Paul VI. The Council was important for renewal in the understanding of the Church. The Second Vatican Council needed to figure out how to bring its inner life and its relationship to other Christian traditions, other religions and most importantly, the world. The council also wanted to discuss principles from the Council of Trent and Vatican I that were supposed to happen, but never took place. These principles were taken back from old traditions, practices, and teachings that had often been neglected and forgotten. The second

As time constantly presses forward and the earth continues to revolve, the world will never stop progressing and adapting to better suit the needs of mankind. The evolution of religion has greatly enhanced the quality of life for humanity by providing individuals with a strong belief system that is now the foundation of many peoples’ core values. One universal religion that has undergone extensive amounts of reform is Christianity. In particular, the Catholic church is well-known for the development of their famous ecumenical council meetings that help determine the future of the church. Numerous Councils have been conducted throughout the course of history, but none more significant than the most recent, the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II. The Catholic church was operating as if it was still the medieval period and desperately needed to be modernized. Consequently, the following will reveal the Second Vatican Council and the ramifications of the agenda, history and theology evolution, significant texts, and new developments.

Being some of the biggest religions in the world today, Christianity and Catholicism are considered to be symbols of stability, comfort, and security because of its strong faith. This, however, has not always been true. Over the course of hundreds of thousands of years, Christianity and Catholicism have gone through tremendous changes through different major events in history. Ranging from the Council of Nicaea—the early church community prior to 1054—to the Spanish Colonization of the New World—prior to 1900—to the Second Vatican Council—after 1900—all of these events created waves of change in these religions and helped form them into what they are today.

In addition to invoking contemporary questions about the Eucharist and the nature of divine presence, the story of the baker's daughter also recalls the difficult choice of religious allegiances that men and women faced in the early years of the Reformation, a choice that was often simultaneously a marriage choice. In this story, Christ not only asks the girl for physical food to allay his hunger but also presents her with a spiritual call. Since this is a male Christ making a request of a presumably marriageable young girl, the story has overtones of marriage--not an earthly marriage between a man and a woman but a spiritual union between the human soul and God.

He also invited other Christians other than Catholic, welcoming variants such as Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Russian Orthodox and Quaker representatives to come and observe the proceedings. A Vatican Council had not been called since the nineteenth century but Saint John XXIII had identified that there were problems, and the Church could not be based on fear and hierarchy any longer. He wanted to open the doors of the Church to the world. Saint John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council with this quote, clearly stating his intentions with how to change the Church to the world. “The Church… must ever look to the present, to the new conditions and the new forms of life introduced into the modern world.” (Vatican II – Voice of the Church. 2015) Saint John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council implemented many changes to modernise the Catholic Church. For example, mass was now to be spoken in the vernacular, not Latin, so that everyone could understand it and take some responsibility for their faith, enabling participation and engagement within a church community which had a major influence on the life of every adherent. This relates back to the Saint John XXIII’s quote about the Church having to adapt to a “cultivate a flourishing garden of life.” (Buchanan, Hayward. 2007) Adherents were being encouraged to actively take part in the Liturgy and Sacraments to become contributors and engage with the world around

The two big splits in 1054, resulted in the Roman catholic church breaking into separate branches. One being the Eastern Orthodox Catholics, and the other being the Roman Catholics who belong in the West. The separation had been influenced by Germanic tribes invading across Europe and the effect plunged the whole of Europe in the “Dark Ages”. A mixture of many political, social, cultural, economic, theological, linguistic differences caused a split in the Roman church.

While those in disfavor of the Eucharistic prayer argue that encapsulating the verba debases the Gospel message, making the Eucharist a sacrifice rather than a means of grace. The purpose of this paper examine LCMS or the ELCA stance of the Eucharistic Prayer as examine the shifts of the Eucharistic prayer or forms of the Eucharistic prayers in the various

Gaudium et Spes, Second Vatican Council, 1965 Vatican II’s The Church in the Modern World is seen by many to be the most important document in the Church’s social tradition. The Council emphasizes the importance of the Church in dialogue with the world. It states that change characterizes the world. The Council expresses a longing to engage in conversation with the entire human family, so that the Church can shed light on the human mystery and cooperate in solving current problems. It addresses this to Catholics, to all Christians, and to the whole humanity. It focuses on the human person as the starting point for all society and its structures culturally, economically, and politically. The Council states that the modern would shows itself

This essay discusses the origins of the Eucharist with a focus on the New Testament and the Jewish background, it briefly summaries Bradshaw’s critic of Dom Gregory Dix’s theory of early Eucharistic practices. It then examines Dom Gregory Dix’s theory of the fourfold shape of the Eucharist. It uses Justin Martyr’s writings to provide evidence to support Dom Gregory Dix’s fourfold shape, and finally, it examines Dom Gregory Dix’s fourfold shape theory using Bradshaw’s contribution to the field.

The Communion Christians have always regarded the Holy Communion as being one very important element towards achieving discipleship since the very beginning. However, the question in every Christian’s mind is “what are we doing?” it is, therefore, important to discuss what the holy communion means about theology. The Holy Communion has several names given to it. Among them are: the Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper, Divine Liturgy, and the Mass. Inside the New Testament, there are also varying details given there concerning what entails the Holy Communion on accounts given by Christ himself.[1] The Holy Communion does not compare to Baptism which is another sacrament that is non-repeatable. It is repeatable to some certain degrees as it can be done on a daily basis such as those performed by the Catholic Church. In other instances, it can be conducted on a much infrequent celebration such as the ones that happen in Reformed Churches. Referring to Baptism, there are differences in the practice and its significance, and sometimes the understanding of what it means to be baptized. This has gone ahead to become e a hindrance to churches having a common celebration, but at the same time, there is some spiritual benefit that accrues to the people that partake in it. In the same way, the Eucharist possess the same characteristics. Nature of the Union of Christ and Church The Holy Communion is not just a matter of people ingathering in unity. The purpose of having the communion is so