101 Questions and Answers on the ChurchPaulist Press, 2003 - 154 من الصفحات Touches on every major aspect of the mystery of the Church, its nature, mission, ministries and structures. |
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If the Church is one how can we speak about many churches? | 6 |
What do you mean by the term local church? | 7 |
For what purpose does the Church exist at whatever level? | 8 |
How do you define the Church? | 9 |
The definition you said includes all Christians But how would you define the Catholic Church? | 10 |
Do we still speak of the marks of the Church today? | 12 |
The reality for most Catholics is that the spirit of a parish is centered in the clergy How does the Church move from a clergy controlled institution to ... | 74 |
What virtue do you feel is most important for a professional lay minister in todays Church? | 75 |
On what basis is restriction of the priesthood to males justified and at what point in Church history was this dictated? | 76 |
What would you say to women who feel that they must leave the Church to be ordained? | 78 |
I understand that obligatory celibacy for priests appeared several centuries after the founding of the Church Where does celibacy fitinto the definitio... | 79 |
In view of the priestshortage would you address the dailyness the weekJyness or the monthlyness of Eucharist? What Im asking is How frequently do... | 80 |
A recent issue of our archdiocesan newspaper reported that presentday seminarians are more conservative and less academic than previous generation... | 82 |
When a group of dedicated prayerful women gather share the word remember Jesus break bread and commit themselves to proclaim and witness to h... | 83 |
Is the Catholic Church still to be considered as the one true Church of Christ? | 14 |
You say that Catholicism is a rich and diverse reality I thought Catholicism is the same all over the world How can it be diverse? | 16 |
Was Jesus the founder of the Church? | 18 |
Did Jesus ordain the Twelve Apostles at the Last Supper and then instruct them to hand on their apostolic powers to successors? | 19 |
Even if as you say Jesus did not regard his community of disciples as a religious movement separate from Judaism didnt the early Church think of its... | 21 |
Was Peter the first pope and did he have immediate successors? | 22 |
Were there bishops in the early Church? | 24 |
How did the early Church organize itself for its mission? | 25 |
When did the present system of bishops priests and deacons begin? | 26 |
What kind of authority did Jesus give his Apostles and their successors? | 27 |
Did the bishops have teaching authority from the beginning? | 28 |
What pastoral or ministerial roles did women play in the early Church? | 29 |
What are we to make of Pauls negative statements about women in the Church? | 30 |
Among the many images of the Church is there any one image that stands out? | 31 |
Would you say that conflicts in the Church today are worse than at any other time in history? | 33 |
If the universal Church is a communion of local churches how did the local churches keep in touch with one another in the early centuries? | 35 |
Ive read somewhere that the socalled Barbarian Invasions had a lot to do with the way the Church developed in the Middle Ages and even today Wh... | 37 |
There have been over 260 popes in the history of the Church Why do you say that Gregory VII was one of the most important? | 38 |
How has canon law affected the life and practice of the Church? | 40 |
We have always heard a lot about bad popes but other than the infamous Alexander VI how many bad popes have there been and what difference do... | 41 |
Who were the antipopes? | 43 |
I take it that the history of the popes contains a lot of unusual stories Is there any one that stands out from the rest? | 44 |
Why did the Greek and Russian Orthodox break away from the Catholic Church? | 45 |
Wasnt there a situation back in the Middle Ages when three cardinals claimed to be pope all at the same time? How did this come about and how was ... | 47 |
You mentioned conciliarism in reference to the Great Western Schism What is conciliarism? | 48 |
In this age of ecumenism has the thinking of the Catholic Church changed regarding the Protestant Reformation? | 49 |
How did the Catholic Church respond to the Reformation? | 50 |
Most of us are at least generally aware of the Second Vatican Council and of its overall importance in the life of the Church today but we dont hear v... | 51 |
Ive heard some Catholics complain thatthere is a new wave of Modernism in the Church today Whats wrong with being modern? Isnt it better to be u... | 53 |
What is an ecumenical council and how does its authority differ from the popes? | 54 |
You say that there have been twentyone ecumenical councils in the history of the Church and that some are more important than others Where do yo... | 55 |
You said earlier that the First Vatican Council was important for its teaching on faith and on the papacy What was the Second Vatican Councils most i... | 56 |
You emphasize the councils teaching that the Church is a mystery Obviously youre not using the term in the sense that we speak of a murdermystery ... | 58 |
You also stressed the point that the Church is the People of God and not just the hierarchy or the clergy Are you implying that Christ set up the Churc... | 59 |
You seem to place great emphasis on the relationship between the Church and the Reign of God I assume that the Reign of God is the same as the Kin... | 60 |
You say that the Churchs mission isnt limited to preaching teaching and the sacraments that it includes action on behalf of justice But doesnt this fly i... | 62 |
But you seem to be oversimplifying the problem Are you saying that the Church can involve itself in any social economic or political issue without f... | 63 |
You use words like communion and college when speaking about the Church Most Catholics I know think of Holy Communion when they hear the ... | 65 |
You say that the Church participates in the life of the Trinity and that it is a communion animated by the Holy Spirit But you also say that the Church... | 66 |
You say that the laity participate directly in the mission of the Church and not simply as sharers in the mission of the hierarchy and clergy But isnt tha... | 67 |
If Jesus didnt establish his Church as a democracy how can we expect its leaders to exercise their Godgiven authority in any except an authoritarian ... | 69 |
How can we say that the Body of Christ includes all Christian churches when we know that Christ established only one Church? | 70 |
It is one thing to speak of nonCatholic churches as means of salvation because they all believe in Jesus Christ as Redeemer and Savior But how is it p... | 71 |
The concept of vocation ministry and community are rooted in the sacrament of Baptism which calls us to participate in the common priesthood of th... | 72 |
Will you please say something about the difference between an ordained Protestant minister and a priest who has received the sacrament of Holy Ord... | 84 |
What should the place of the Tridentine Mass Rite be in our modern church? Is it a relic? | 85 |
Is any one sacrament more important in the life of the Church than others? | 87 |
Why do we have to move away from communal penance services since we are a communal Church? | 88 |
What does papal infallibility mean and how does it relate to indefectibility? | 89 |
How binding or obligatory is the ordinary magisterium of the Church? | 90 |
What do you mean by ordinary universal magisterium? | 91 |
How does the sensus fldelium relate to the magisterium of the Church? | 92 |
Doesnt this notion of sensus fidelium also have something to do with the concept of reception of doctrine? | 93 |
We dont hear much any more in our churches about the ecumenical movement and ecumenical celebrations are few What is the present state of the e... | 95 |
My son married a Protestant in the Protestant Church and the ceremony was performed by a minister Is my son still allowed to receive the sacraments... | 96 |
Could you comment on the goal of the recent effort to bring understanding between Catholics and Jews? | 98 |
How do I a woman in ministry in the Catholic Church respond to those menpriestswho simply pay lipservice and yet wont change the sexist language... | 99 |
Do you believe if women were up and down the hierarchical ladder the Churchs teaching on abortion would be more nuanced? | 101 |
Does Catholic inclusiveness have room for gay and lesbian Christians in your view? Specifically what is your reaction to the Vaticans attitude toward ... | 102 |
In your opinion what can be done to bring the spirit of justice and Catholic social teaching generally into the life of the parish at all levels? | 104 |
What do you see as a catalyst for the changes you foresee in the Church especially in the areas of social teaching and social justice? I could use a smal... | 105 |
I am a lay businessman On the issue of just wages within the Church isnt it the case that the real problem in the Church is our lack of willingness to sh... | 107 |
In many gatherings of Catholics Ive been at for lectures and the like the average age of most people seems to be over fifty How do we reach the yout... | 108 |
Despite all of my rationalizations Im having trouble communicating with my teenagers on why they should attend and participate in Mass Got any go... | 109 |
I am deeply troubled not only by the missing youth mentioned by the previous questioner but also by the minority of men and the presence of very f... | 111 |
Most Catholic gatherings at least in the United States are not only white and predominantly female in composition but they also tend to be drawn fro... | 113 |
Why is liberation theology perceived as a threat by some in the Church establishment? | 115 |
Are Catholic schools the best vehicle for formal education in our faith? | 116 |
How can we help parents realize that they are the first and foremost educators of their children? | 118 |
As a medical scientist I am deeply concerned about the education of our Churchs hierarchy concerning the moral issues resulting from the rapid adva... | 119 |
Do you believe that the Holy Spirit is working in our Church today through the rising charismatic church? If so how will this change the Church? | 120 |
How can we deal with factions in the Church today? | 122 |
How can we bring the extremes of The Wanderer and the National Catholic Reporter crowds together or is there no hope of this? | 123 |
Do you think that in the future the Church will welcome back into the community divorced Catholics who have remarried outside the Church? | 124 |
How far into the 21st century do you seepredict the rule of celibacy becoming a matter of choke for priests and religious? | 125 |
Will future priests still be professional clergy set apart and trained? Or do you think that well ever raise and acclaim regular parishioners who will the... | 126 |
How do we realistically say we will remain a eucharistic community with 1 the strong possibility that the ordained priesthood will remain solely male ... | 128 |
What can we who work in the parish do to facilitate the change or shift of the Church into the 21st century? What obstacles do you see? What presen... | 130 |
What form do you see the Church assuming in the next century from the worship community level to the papacy? | 132 |
Do you perceive the future Church you describe as coming about with those who are in power in our hierarchical structure or in spite of them? I see ... | 134 |
As a young Catholic woman what can I do to help the church move toward the future? Please give some practical everyday examples I am hungry fo... | 135 |
How do you envision the gifts and traditions of others witness styles music meditation preachingbeing incorporated or adapted by the Church of the f... | 137 |
Will the future changes in our Church depend on who is selected as the next pope? | 138 |
Do you foresee the possibility of the US Catholic Church breaking away from Rome? | 139 |
I hear you speaking hopefully about the future of the Catholic Church Do you have times of personal discouragement and if so how do you deal wit... | 140 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 143 |
INDEX | 145 |
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