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.
