Catherine Maignant
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9781526101068
- eISBN:
- 9781526124197
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9781526101068.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, History of Religion
Catherine Maignant’s chapter deals with Tony Flannery, another Irish priest whose writings and liberal media pronouncements led to a caution from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which ...
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Catherine Maignant’s chapter deals with Tony Flannery, another Irish priest whose writings and liberal media pronouncements led to a caution from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which disqualifies him from publishing work or accepting invitations to express his views at public events without seeking prior permission from Rome. Maignant argues that Flannery has all the traits of a Christian witness, in that he is a prophet who appears to be reviled by certain forces within his own Church for daring the express unpalatable truths. Notwithstanding his censure, he has continued to write and to air his sometimes-daring opinions, all the while knowing that they could eventually lead to his excommunication.Less
Catherine Maignant’s chapter deals with Tony Flannery, another Irish priest whose writings and liberal media pronouncements led to a caution from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which disqualifies him from publishing work or accepting invitations to express his views at public events without seeking prior permission from Rome. Maignant argues that Flannery has all the traits of a Christian witness, in that he is a prophet who appears to be reviled by certain forces within his own Church for daring the express unpalatable truths. Notwithstanding his censure, he has continued to write and to air his sometimes-daring opinions, all the while knowing that they could eventually lead to his excommunication.
Daniel Madigan
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199769308
- eISBN:
- 9780190258283
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199769308.003.0015
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
This chapter analyzes the document published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in 2000, Dominus Iesus (DI)—a document which caused more controversy within the Catholic Church ...
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This chapter analyzes the document published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in 2000, Dominus Iesus (DI)—a document which caused more controversy within the Catholic Church than any papal document since Pope Paul VI's 1968 encyclical, Humanae vitae, which condemned the use of artificial birth control. It begins by identifying some elements of the language, presuppositions, and methods of the document that together have created such a strong impression of arrogance. It then attempts to re-express some of DI's central concerns in a way that affirms their importance, but with less of what has seemed to some people its confident swagger. The reflection is informed particularly by the experience over the last few years of reading—together with Muslims, Jews, and Hindus—several ecclesial documents (including Dominus Iesus) that since the time of the Council have grappled with the question of dialogue and mission.Less
This chapter analyzes the document published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in 2000, Dominus Iesus (DI)—a document which caused more controversy within the Catholic Church than any papal document since Pope Paul VI's 1968 encyclical, Humanae vitae, which condemned the use of artificial birth control. It begins by identifying some elements of the language, presuppositions, and methods of the document that together have created such a strong impression of arrogance. It then attempts to re-express some of DI's central concerns in a way that affirms their importance, but with less of what has seemed to some people its confident swagger. The reflection is informed particularly by the experience over the last few years of reading—together with Muslims, Jews, and Hindus—several ecclesial documents (including Dominus Iesus) that since the time of the Council have grappled with the question of dialogue and mission.
