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TWENTY SIGNIFICANT POINTS IN THE THEOLOGY OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY PRESENT IN THE TEACHING OF “GAUDIUM ET SPES”

1982; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 43; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00062278.1982.10554352

1783-1377

Joseph Selling,

Religious and Theological Studies

Summary Seventeen years after the promulgation of the Pastoral Constitution, Gaudium, et spes, there exist distinctive ways of interpreting that document, especially its chapter “On Fostering the Nobility of Marriage and the Family”. The different interpretations have grown increasingly apart, almost to the point where they have become irreconcilable. That fact might be overlooked, were it not for the importance of this text in the teaching of the Church. The 1980 Synod of Bishops, on “The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World”, has occasioned reflection upon the conciliar document and the “received teaching” as it is now present, almost subliminally, in the sensus of the Church: bishops, theologians, and especially the faithful. This exposition attempts to articulate the principle points of doctrine present in GS, 47–52, which have been isolated under the heading of twenty propositions. The purpose is twofold: to expose theological reflection upon the teaching of GS; and to prepare the way for a comparison of the theology found therein with the work of the 1980 Synod, especially the papal reflection on the ‘advice’ of the bishops, Familiaris consortio. The author invites reaction from the theological and ecclesial community.