The Great Facade: The Regime of Novelty in the Catholic Church from Vatican II to the Francis Revolution (Second Edition) by Woods Jr. Thomas & Ferrara Christopher

Author:Woods Jr., Thomas & Ferrara, Christopher [Woods Jr., Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Angelico Press
Published: 2015-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

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The L’Osservatore translation, however, curiously omits several key words from the Cardinal’s remarks to Frankfurter Allgemeine . The original German reads,”... die Konzilsväter das von Pius XII gebrauchte Wort ‘ist’ durch ‘subsistit’ ersetzten”—literally,”... the Council Fathers replaced the word ‘is,’ used by Pius XII , with ‘subsistit.’” This apparently deliberate omission is of great importance. L’Osservatore’ s, translation makes it appear that the word “is,” as in the Mystical Body of Christ is the Catholic Church, was simply a way of speaking that had somehow become part of the Church’s intellectual milieu. But the Cardinal’s German words reveal an acknowledgment that the use of the word “is” in this context can be traced directly to a pope , and a recent one at that: Pius XII. Excising these words obscures the degree of novelty contained in Ratzinger’s position.

The L’Osservatore translation is also deficient in another regard: In the last sentence of this passage, the original German reads, “So wollten die Vater sagen: Das Sein der Kirche als solches reicht viel weiter als die romisch-katholische Kirche,”—literally, “Thus the Fathers meant to say: the being of the Church as such extends much further than the Roman Catholic Church.” The L’Osservatore translation, above, which translates this phrase to say that “the being of the Church as such is a broader entity than the Roman Catholic Church,” once again plays down the radical nature of what Ratzinger is saying. “Extends much further” is a fairly startling statement, certainly more troubling than the admittedly problematic “is a broader entity.”

The entire passage in the original German reads: “Als die Konzilsvater das von Pius XII gebrauchte Wort ‘ist’ durch ‘subsistit’ ersetzten, hatte dies einen sehr genauen Sinn. Der Begriff ‘ist’ (sein) ist weiter als der Begriff ‘subsistieren.’ ‘Subsistieren’ ist eine bestimmte Weise des Seins, namlich Sein als eigenes in sich stehendes Subjekt. So wollten die Vater sagen: Das Sein der Kirche als solches reicht viel weiter als die romisch-katholische Kirche, aber in ihr hat sie in einzigartiger Weise den Charakter eines eigenen Subjekts.” Frankfurter Allgemeine , September 22, 2000.

16 . Mystici Corporis is relegated to a footnote in support of a reference unrelated to the doctrine of the Mystical Body. See DI, footnote 92.

17 . Zenit news account, September 26, 2000.

18 . Catholic News Service, September 25, 2000.

19 . Avvenire On Line, September 27, 2000.

20 . CWNews.com report, September 5, 2000.

21 . See, for example, Discourse at the Rome Synagogue , April 13, 1986; General Audience of April 28, 1999.

22 . “Dominus Iesus Not an Ecumenical Document, Cardinal Says,” CWNews.com , September 26, 2000.

23 . Ibid.

24 . “Cardinal Cassidy Appeals to Jews to Renew Dialogue,” Zenit news story, September 26, 2000.

25 . “Vatican-Jewish ‘Misunderstandings’ Seen,” CWNews.com , September 26, 2000.

26 . “Ogni teologo cattolico riconosce il ruolo salvifico di quel popolo.”

27 . “Non è necessario che riconosca Cristo salvatore e non ci è dato di esplorare come la salvezza, dono di Dio, possa venire anche per lui.”

28 . “Are Believers of Other Religions Saved?” Zenit news story, September 5, 2000.

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