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Before Amoris Laetitia - The Sources of the Controversy (Hardcover)
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Before Amoris Laetitia - The Sources of the Controversy (Hardcover)
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The publication of Pope Francis' post-synodal apostolic
exhortation, Amoris Laetitia started the most important theological
debate in the Catholic Church since the end of the Second Vatican
Council. The cardinals, bishops, theologians, priests, lay
Catholics found themselves on the opposite sides of this crucial
and complicated discussion. This book attempts to shed some light
on this debate by tracing its genealogy. Since Amoris Laetitia is a
post-synodal document, the large part of the book is devoted to the
theological analysis of the two Synods of Bishops convoked by Pope
Francis in the first years of his pontificate: the extraordinary in
October 2014 and the ordinary that took place a year later. The
main topics for the two synods were determined, however, in the
speech given by Cardinal Walter Kasper during the cardinals
consistory in February 2014 whose main aim was to prepare the
possibility of admitting divorced persons who live in second unions
to Holy Communion. The arguments of Cardinal Kasper are presented
in the first chapter of the book and confronted with the most
significant statements of the Magisterium of the Church on the
issue of admittance to the Holy Communion. This book is a study at
the intersection of Church history, the history of theology, and
systematic theology: dogmatic and moral. Kupczak is interested in
the chronology of the events connected to the two synods on the
family but in the context of theological problems discussed
therein: the theological significance of contemporary cultural
changes; the relation of the Church to the world; the understanding
of the indissolubility of the sacramental marriage and the
Eucharist; the methods of ethically assessing human acts,
particularly the concept of so-called intrinsically evil acts
(intrinsece malum); and the relation of conscience to the general
moral norm. The non-partisan ambition of this book is to serve as a
"road map"- a help in navigation for the reader in the complicated
discussions leading to publication of Amoris Laetitia. The
uniqueness of this book consists in combining the historical
analysis of the events leading to the publication of Amoris
Laetitia with research of the theological discussion that ensued.
Since Amoris Laetitia is a post-synodal exhortation, this book
rests on the assumption that crucial for its understanding is a
thorough analysis of its genealogy. Only in the light of this
historical and theological perspective the debates surrounding
Amoris Laetitia may be understood.
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