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The Bishop's Role of Pastoral Governance The Bishop’s Role of Pastoral Governance: Its Interpretation and Reception by the Magisterium since Vatican II Submitted for the Degree Doctorate in Philosophy By Paul G. Gadie Supervisor: Dr. Eugene Duffy Submitted to the University of Limerick, March 2015 Abstract Author: Paul G. Gadie Title: The Bishop’s Role of Pastoral Governance since Vatican II: Its Subsequent Interpretation and Reception by the Magisterium This thesis will assess the interpretation and reception of the bishop’s role of pastoral governance by the Magisterium since the Second Vatican Council (1962- 65). Historically, this episcopal role had been increasingly restricted from the Council of Trent (1545-63) to the First Vatican Council (1869-70). Due to Vatican I’s premature end only papal governance was legislated for. Subsequently, the increasing dominance of the Roman School of Theology and of Ultramontanism located the exercise of Church governance in the Pope and the Roman Curia. While the bishop exercised a small measure of governance within his diocese, he was portrayed as the local Church manager of the universal Church. Vatican II defined a new and more expanded role of episcopal governance, expressed in a pastoral mode. Vatican II described episcopal governance of the local Church, but also of the universal Church, shared with and always under the leadership of the Pope. Using a hermeneutical approach suggested by Ormond Rush, three key Vatican II documents will be analysed to reveal the process of authorship and their understanding of episcopal governance. Rush’s hermeneutics will also help to analyse the reception of episcopal pastoral governance after the Council. The expanded pastor governance role of bishops was supported in post conciliar magisterial documents. By the 1980s, however, an increasingly restrictive view of episcopal governance can be identified in magisterial texts authored by the Roman Curia and supported by the papacies of John Paul II and Benedict XVI. These restrictions reversed earlier conciliar reception, identified especially when considering liturgical translation of Latin prayers into local languages. A final chapter considers proposals, which support a wider expression of episcopal governance. This chapter also considers the fresh impetus offered by Pope Francis to retrieving the potential of the Council, especially episcopal pastoral governance exercised in a pastoral key. i Declaration of Originality College: Mary Immaculate College, The University of Limerick Department: Department of Theology and Religious Studies Degree: Ph.D. Candidate: Paul G. Gadie I.D. Number: 0810767 Title of Thesis: The Bishop’s Role of Pastoral Governance: Its Interpretation and Reception by the Magisterium since Vatican II Declaration: I hereby declare that this thesis is the result of my own original research and that this does not contain the work of any other individual, save those identified and acknowledged in the usual way. Signature of Candidate: ________________________________ Paul G. Gadie ii Acknowledgements I wish to record my deep gratitude to my supervisor, Rev. Dr Eugene Duffy. His willingness to give of his time and knowledge provided me with invaluable assistance and direction during the research, the writing and editing of this thesis. My gratitude also extends to: The Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick for its award of a three year scholarship, during which I carried out essential research, taught and tutored students within the Department. My thanks extend to the members of the Department for their welcome, their many kindnesses, and help in locating useful resources. The staff of the College library, who have risen to every [inter]library loan challenge thrown at them, especially Áine Finucane, Queen of Endnote; and to other College staff members who have been the epitome of thoughtfulness. Members of the College’s postgraduate community, with whom I have shared ideas – and the odd pint, and whose company has made the process of sustained study so much more palatable. My special thanks go to Margaret Herriott - for her keen eye. To my family: in particular my mother, Maureen and late father, John; my brother, Peter, sister-in-law, Denise and their family who have always welcomed me home across the sea. To Ann: whose example and concern has supported me through the inevitable ups and downs of postgraduate research. Finally: to the many friends, in the UK, Ireland and beyond, whose good wishes and sage advice have spurred on my postgraduate studies. This thesis is dedicated Ad maiorem Dei gloriam - and to all of the above, with my grateful thanks. iii Key to Selected Abbreviations AS Acta Synodalia Sacrosancti Concilii Oecumenici Vaticani II ‘C9’ Pope Francis’ group of advisors (Cardinals) CBCP Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines CELAM Conference of Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean CD Christus Dominus Decree concerning the pastoral office of bishops in the Church (1965) CDF Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith CDW Congregation for Divine Worship CDWDS Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments CLSA Canon Law Society of America CT Catechesi tradendae post-synodal apostolic exhortation of Pope John Paul II (1979) CPCU Council for Promoting Christian Unity EI Ecclesiae imago Directory on the pastoral ministry of bishops (1973) EiA Ecclesia in Asia post-synodal apostolic exhortation of Pope John Paul II (1998) ES Ecclesiae sanctae Apostolic letter of Pope Paul VI (1966) FABC Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences ICEL International Commission on English in the Liturgy IO Inter oecumenici (1964) 1st Instruction on the implementation of liturgical norms LA Liturgicam authenticam (2001) 5th Fifth Instruction ‘For the Right Implementation of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council’ Lex Lex Ecclesiae fundamentalis LG Lumen gentium Dogmatic constitution on the Church (1964) NCCB National Conference of Catholic Bishops (USA) SC Sacrosanctum concilium Constitution on the sacred liturgy (1963) iv Glossary of Technical Terms Aggornamento: Translated as ‘bringing up to date’, it was a key word/concept used by Pope John XXIII before and during the Second Vatican Council to describe his open minded Council. Apostolic constitution: The highest level of papal pronouncement dealing with matters of a solemn nature e.g. teaching on a particular matter. Code of Canon Law: The code of ecclesiastical law for the governance of the Church. A codified revision was published in 1917 and a revised version published in 1983. Encyclical letter: A letter sent by the pope, usually address to the bishops of the Church, typically addressing an aspect of Catholic doctrinal teaching. Hermeneutics: The theory of the interpretation of texts. La Nouvelle Théologie: A ‘new theology’ developed among French and German theologians in the mid-twentieth century, focussed on reforming the dominance of neo-Scholasticism in the Roman Catholic Church. Lineamenta: The initial preparatory document sent to the bishops in advance of a meeting of the Synod of Bishops with the purpose of guiding a process of discussion and preparation. The Liturgical Movement: A ‘movement’ of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, which served to increase the active participation of all in the liturgy. Post-Synodal exhortation: The document containing the significant points discussed during a meeting of the Synod of Bishops, and currently circulated under the name of the pope. Ressourcement: Translated as ‘a return to the sources’ i.e. a return to the writings of the Early Church Fathers, to reflection on the liturgy in the Early Church and to encourage a simpler, less centrally governed Church. Trent: The Council of Trent, the 19th Ecumenical Council, held in Trent (Trento), Italy (1545-1563). Vatican I: The First Vatican Council, the 20th Ecumenical Council, held in Rome, Italy (1869-70). Vatican II: The Second Vatican Council, the 21st Ecumenical Council, held in Rome, Italy (1962-65). v Table of Contents Abstract ............................................................................................................................................ i Declaration of Originality ......................................................................................................... ii Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................... iii Key to Selected Abbreviations ............................................................................................... iv Glossary of Technical Terms .................................................................................................... v Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 16 Chapter 1: The Bishop’s Role of Pastoral Governance ................................................. 21 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 21 Section I ....................................................................................................................................... 21 1.1. Defining ‘pastoral‘ ............................................................................................................ 21 1.2 Vatican II: the Pastoral Council ...................................................................................
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