tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751954239917722860.post8317544252167702750..comments2023-09-26T05:57:15.801-07:00Comments on Iona Catholic: Cardinal Castrillón says full communion with SSPX will comeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6751954239917722860.post-56768933199207669952009-01-30T09:29:00.000-08:002009-01-30T09:29:00.000-08:00Notes to Lumen Gentum:IF this is good enough for t...Notes to Lumen Gentum:<BR/>IF this is good enough for the fathers of Vat II its good enough for us. As far as I am aware nothing was declared doctrinally binding at Vat II. THere were no new dogmas just pastoral admonitions.<BR/><BR/>“Taking conciliar custom into consideration and also the pastoral purpose of the present Council, the sacred Council defines as binding on the Church only those things in matters of faith and morals which it shall openly declare to be binding.”<BR/><BR/>Council appendix to Lumen Gentium of Vatican II<BR/><BR/>‘NOTIFICATIONES’ GIVEN BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL<BR/>OF THE COUNCIL AT THE 123rd GENERAL CONGREGATION,<BR/>NOVEMBER 16, 1964<BR/><BR/><BR/>NOTES to Gaudium et Spes<BR/><BR/>Preface<BR/><BR/>1. The Pastoral Constitution “De Ecclesia in Mundo Huius Temporis” is made up of two parts; yet it constitutes an organic unity. By way of explanation: the constitution is called “pastoral” because, while resting on doctrinal principles, it seeks to express the relation of the Church to the world and modern mankind. The result is that, on the one hand, a pastoral slant is present in the first part, and, on the other hand, a doctrinal slant is present in the second part. In the first part, the Church develops her teaching on man, on the world which is the enveloping context of man’s existence, and on man’s relations to his fellow men. In part two, the Church gives closer consideration to various aspects of modern life and human society; special consideration is given to those questions and problems which, in this general area, seem to have a greater urgency in our day. As a result in part two the subject matter which is viewed in the light of doctrinal principles is made up of diverse elements. Some elements have a permanent value; others, only a transitory one. Consequently, the constitution must be interpreted according to the general norms of theological interpretation. Interpreters must bear in mind-especially in part two-the changeable circumstances which the subject matter, by its very nature, involves.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137669025213543871noreply@blogger.com