Loyal Opposition in the Catholic Church - a contradiction "
A word first:
Sometimes the philosophizing that reflective thinking, as Heidegger says, correctly, offered to peace, because at criticism of religion constantly input is needed.
end of 2010, I had the recommended REPUBLIC FORUM magazine wrote a review of the question: Has the so-called " loyal opposition "within the Roman Church a certain sense. My time prescribed in the near future given answer is: no.
Because I asked many friends from distant regions of the completion of this text to read (to) be able to, I offer it here like to to read, especially since the declaration of more than 140 theologians in Germany in early February 2011 creates the impression and the hope is awakened, verbal loyal opposition would still make some sense. Hence, the following text from Publik Forum currently remains. Copyright: Christian modehn.
Loyal Opposition in the Roman Church - an illusion
By Christian
Modehn
no one can deny it: Fundamental changes in doctrine and structure of the Roman Catholic Church of reform were not effected. It is time to get it to see: The Roman system is a divinely ordained and immutable. The men of the church can talk at no one outside of the hierarchy in their governance. This means that any hope of synodal structures is illusory.
The self-definition of the reform Catholics "as a" loyal opposition, a misunderstanding: Opposition is an essential element of democracy, opposition parties are in principle able to take over the government after the elections. Even extra-parliamentary groups have one chance to have a say in democracy.
The powers that be of the Roman church, however, define their church is not a democracy, but as a separate organization - such as the "mystical body of Christ." The Catholic theologian Hans Küng aptly calls the church "the only existing absolutist system of the Western world." "Loyal opposition" have no chance to discuss their concerns with the Democratic hierarchy, let alone implement then.
The Roman System is pleased to perhaps sometimes these counties because they give the impression that there would be a bit progressive in Catholicism. In the everyday life of the church is governed by contrast, hard world. Without the co-affected pastoral and financial concepts are enforced, reactionary bishops are replacing decades or less open-minded bishops. Reform Catholics, however, can not align with appeals. After the exposure of numerous crimes committed by pedophile priests, those who brought the issue into the public, no chance to be involved in the reform of canon law or to ensure that the official doctrine of sex is human.
The "commit loyal opposition," the mistake of idealizing the Second Vatican Council as a reform council. In fact it was due to many ambiguous Decisions when no fundamental reform council within the meaning of the Reformation. The celibacy law continues, the ecumenical communion is no step forward, it only gives synodal structures Synods in which the Pope has the last word. Progressive Council theologians, "loyal opposition" of the early period, have failed halfway. The recognition of religious freedom forced the clerical public, not a "loyal opposition". A return to this Council can not therefore bring about the urgent reformation of the Roman Church.
The term "good faith" means something like "the authorities" respecting. Loyal dissident Catholics do so but "be faithful" to the written hierarchy. They are driven by the "love of the Mother Church." It should be a Christian love only God and your neighbor and yourself "The" love of the Mother Church is opposed by the hierarchy suggested to mask the harshness of the Church's permanent apparatus.
remain two possibilities: first, the sober recognition that the Roman Catholic Church is to remain a major conservative organization, and is today a mix of Opus Dei and Padre Pio, Fatima and the Neokatechumenat. Second, the critical observation that encapsulated in the large organization that you safely to the democratic Media can leave. Reform Catholics could in the face of the absolutist system live better than church dissidents. That would not change just the financial situation of the Church.
It would consider the establishment of free ecumenical communities (which in the Netherlands and Switzerland have for years), also about the liberating power of conversion to Protestant and liberal churches. Need for the connection with God is always a religious framework? Reform Catholics should live liberation theology - for example the establishment of new spiritual places.
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