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What is contextual theology?
On November 1, Pope Francis promulgated the Motu proprio “Ad theologiam promovendam” establishing the new statutes of the Pontifical Academy of Theology. This text is an opportunity for the Holy Father to express his vision of the place of theological reflection in the Church. For the Pope, “Theological reflection is called to a turning point, a paradigm shift, a “courageous cultural revolution [1]” which commits it, above all, to being a fundamentally contextual theology, capable of reading and interpreting the Gospel in the conditions in which men and women live daily”[2].
Cathcon: Odious to call it a cultural revolution considering how many died during the Chinese cultural revolution. But Francis is so Sinophile, he would not notice. They can do anything and still be praiseworthy in the world he has constructed for himself. And contextual theology is precisely that, the construction of an ethical world abstracted from and distorting Catholic theology.
This term of contextual theology is not an invention of Pope Francis, it is a current of contemporary theological reflection which developed following the Second Vatican Council. Contextual theology seeks to fulfill the ambition of the Council to “question the relationship between the Church and its faith, on the one hand, and man and the world of today, on the other hand[ 3]”. To understand what the pope is talking about, it is good to ask ourselves what contextual theology is, what its characteristics and methodology are.
1. Definition
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On November 1, Pope Francis promulgated the Motu proprio “Ad theologiam promovendam” establishing the new statutes of the Pontifical Academy of Theology. This text is an opportunity for the Holy Father to express his vision of the place of theological reflection in the Church. For the Pope, “Theological reflection is called to a turning point, a paradigm shift, a “courageous cultural revolution [1]” which commits it, above all, to being a fundamentally contextual theology, capable of reading and interpreting the Gospel in the conditions in which men and women live daily”[2].
Cathcon: Odious to call it a cultural revolution considering how many died during the Chinese cultural revolution. But Francis is so Sinophile, he would not notice. They can do anything and still be praiseworthy in the world he has constructed for himself. And contextual theology is precisely that, the construction of an ethical world abstracted from and distorting Catholic theology.
This term of contextual theology is not an invention of Pope Francis, it is a current of contemporary theological reflection which developed following the Second Vatican Council. Contextual theology seeks to fulfill the ambition of the Council to “question the relationship between the Church and its faith, on the one hand, and man and the world of today, on the other hand[ 3]”. To understand what the pope is talking about, it is good to ask ourselves what contextual theology is, what its characteristics and methodology are.
1. Definition
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What is contextual theology? The reason it is so dangerous to the Catholic Faith
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