REGARDING AMORIS LAETITIA: ITS LANGUAGE, ITS RECEPTION, SOME CHALLENGES, AND AGNOSTICISM OF SOME OF THE HIERARCHY
Five years after its promulgation, the apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia is continuing to shape the church by reforming its pastoral ministry in particular, its work in marriage and family life. This essay looks at the key contents of the lengthy document by considering the rich language it uses...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculdade Jesuíta de Filosofia e Teologia
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Perspectiva Teológica |
| Online Access: | http://www.faje.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/perspectiva/article/view/4675 |
| Summary: | Five years after its promulgation, the apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia is continuing to shape the church by reforming its pastoral ministry in particular, its work in marriage and family life. This essay looks at the key contents of the lengthy document by considering the rich language it uses as well as the varied imaginative modes of reception by bishops, theologians, and lay leaders. It investigates a sustained criticism that argues for further reform, though in line with the basic arguments of Amoris Laetitia. It notes, nonetheless, that in the United States some of the episcopacy display an indifference to the magisterial teaching and concludes suggesting that that indifference needs to be investigated. |
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| ISSN: | 0102-4469 2176-8757 |