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The Ratzinger Reader THE RATZINGER READER CCS4_Ratzinger_003.inddS4_Ratzinger_003.indd i 225/03/105/03/10 44:26:26 PPMM CCS4_Ratzinger_003.inddS4_Ratzinger_003.indd iiii 225/03/105/03/10 44:26:26 PPMM THE RATZINGER READER Mapping a Theological Journey JOSEPH RATZINGER edited by LIEVEN BOEVE GERARD MANNION CCS4_Ratzinger_003.inddS4_Ratzinger_003.indd iiiiii 225/03/105/03/10 44:26:26 PPMM Published by T&T Clark International A Continuum Imprint The Tower Building, 11 York Road, London SE1 7NX 80 Maiden Lane, Suite 704, New York, NY 10038 www.continuumbooks.com All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or trans- mitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, with- out permission in writing from the publishers. Copyright © Joseph Ratzinger, Lieven Boeve, Gerard Mannion, 2010 Joseph Ratzinger, Lieven Boeve and Gerard Mannion have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identifi ed as the Author of this work. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN13: 978-0-567-03213-3 (Hardback) ISBN13: 978-0-567-03214-0 (Paperback) Typeset by Pindar NZ, Auckland, New Zealand Printed and bound in Great Britain by the MPG Books Group CCS4_Ratzinger_003.inddS4_Ratzinger_003.indd iivv 225/03/105/03/10 44:26:26 PPMM LIST OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Volume Format and Guidance to the Reader xi Preface: Mapping a Theological Journey xiii Gerard Mannion Introduction: Joseph Ratzinger: His Life, Thought and Work 1 Lieven Boeve Joseph Ratzinger: Prolifi c Theologian and Outspoken Church Leader 1 ‘Only the truth will set you free’ 7 Both Church Leader and Theologian Concurrently? 9 Is there a Ratzinger I and a Ratzinger II? The Question of the Theological ‘Volta-faccia’ 11 1 Theological Foundations: Revelation, Tradition and Hermeneutics 13 Lieven Boeve Introduction 13 1.1 Revelation, Scripture and Tradition 13 1.2 The Formation of Tradition 18 1.3 Christian Faith Challenged by a Modern Context 28 2 Christ, Humanity and Salvation 51 Lieven Boeve Introduction 51 CCS4_Ratzinger_003.inddS4_Ratzinger_003.indd v 225/03/105/03/10 44:26:26 PPMM 2.1 Christian Faith is About Conversion: ‘It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me’ (Gal 2:20a) 53 2.2 Salvation 57 2.3 Salvation in Christ: ‘I am the way, the truth and the life’ (John 14:6) 65 2.4 Salvation in Christ Includes the Hope of Resurrection and Eternal Life 72 2.5 The Historical and Bodily Human Being Before God: A Sacramental Anthropology 75 3 Understanding the Church: Fundamental Ecclesiology 81 Gerard Mannion Introduction 81 3.1 The Essential Nature of the Church 87 3.2 The Babylonian Captivity of the Post-Conciliar Church 94 3.3 Reinterpreting the Ecclesiology of Vatican II: The Ontological Priority of the Universal Church 100 3.4 The Fullness of the Church: Discerning the Meaning of ‘Subsistit in’ 108 3.5 A Normative Ecclesiology of Communion: A Project on the Way 113 4 Christian Faith, Church and World 119 Lieven Boeve Introduction 119 4.1 The Dialogue of the Church with the Modern World 119 4.2 The Christian Soul of Europe 125 4.3 Christian Faith and Politics 133 5 Christian Unity and Religious Dialogue: On Ecumenism and Other Faiths 139 Gerard Mannion Introduction 139 5.1 Christianity and World Religions 148 5.2 No Salvation Outside the Church? 154 CCS4_Ratzinger_003.inddS4_Ratzinger_003.indd vvii 225/03/105/03/10 44:26:26 PPMM 5.3 Discerning the ‘Ecumenical Dispute’ between Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Protestantism 160 5.4 Ecumenical Realities Today 167 5.5 Against Pluralism and Relativism 172 6 Teaching and Authority: Dimensions of Magisterium 179 Gerard Mannion Introduction 179 6.1 The Relationship between the Bishops and the Papacy 187 6.2 The Structure and Task of the Synod of Bishops 201 6.3 Free Expression and Obedience in the Church 207 6.4 The Vocation of the Catholic Theologian 212 6.5 Magisterium and Morality 218 7 Liturgy, Catechesis and Evangelization 225 Gerard Mannion Introduction 225 7.1 Change and Permanence in the Liturgy 233 7.2 The Crisis of Catechesis 240 7.3 The Teaching Offi ce of the Bishop 246 7.4 The New Evangelization 251 8 Interpreting the Second Vatican Council 257 Lieven Boeve Introduction 257 8.1 Aggiornamento and Vatican II 258 8.2 The Reception of Vatican II: ‘The Real Time of Vatican II is Still to Come’ 264 8.3 Interpreting Vatican II: Between the Spirit and the Letter 272 Postscript: Which ‘hermeneutics of reform’? 276 Index of names 281 Index of subjects 284 CCS4_Ratzinger_003.inddS4_Ratzinger_003.indd vviiii 225/03/105/03/10 44:26:26 PPMM CCS4_Ratzinger_003.inddS4_Ratzinger_003.indd vviiiiii 225/03/105/03/10 44:26:26 PPMM ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The editors wish to express their sincere gratitude to a number of indi- viduals who have helped make the publication of this volume possible. Special thanks are due most of all to Terence Bateman for his extensive assistance throughout much of its production. Our deep gratitude is also due to Gregory Grimes and Anneleen Decoene for their invaluable assist- ance with the gathering together of the defi nitive texts, and also to David Kirchhoffer for his dedicated work in producing original translations of hitherto untranslated texts by Ratzinger from the original German into English. We also wish to express our sincere thanks to the Faculty of Theology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, to the Flemish Fund for Scientifi c Research, and to the Research Fund Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, who all helped to sponsor the sterling team of people who worked with us on this project. All Ratzinger scholars will be forever grateful to Father Idahosa Amadasu who provided the equally invaluable service of compiling the index. We are especially indebted to Dr Francesca Angeletti and Prof Dr Giuseppe Costa SDB of Librice Editrice Vaticana, for permission to reproduce the theological texts of Joseph Ratzinger here. A deep debt of gratitude, as always, to Tom Kraft, Anna Turton, Dominic Mattos, and all at Continuum for their encouragement, patience and belief in this project, with especial thanks due to Kim Pillay, Tessa King and Diane Lowther. CCS4_Ratzinger_003.inddS4_Ratzinger_003.indd iixx 225/03/105/03/10 44:26:26 PPMM CCS4_Ratzinger_003.inddS4_Ratzinger_003.indd x 225/03/105/03/10 44:26:26 PPMM VOLUME FORMAT AND GUIDANCE TO THE READER The volume opens with an introductory essay briefl y charting the life and career of Joseph Ratzinger. This is followed by eight chapters focused on specifi c theological themes and areas of debate. Each individual chapter is prefaced by a brief introduction to its context and background, themes and debates, as well as a sampling of some of the discussion points to which the chapter gives rise. The beginning of each reading is indicated by an indentation of the text and change of font. As a rule, the footnotes from the original sources have been retained where they are referential. Where supportive and/ or expansive, it has been mostly left to the individual editor’s discretion whether to retain or omit further footnotes. Decisions in this respect have been dictated by the chapter editor’s opinion of the need for detailed footnotes to aid exposition relevant to the nature of the topic, or where he has felt that their omission will bring greater clarity to the reader’s study of the text. Where original footnotes have been retained which do not contain the full publication details, these have been added, where pos- sible, although such additions are not marked as editorial interpolations. All text in [square brackets] constitutes an editorial interpolation. All text in the readings which is in italics or with particular emphasis, has been represented as in the original. An ellipsis [. .] indicates where material has been omitted – normally for the sake of abbreviation, but on occasion also for stylistic purposes. Where the journals Concilium and Communio are referred to or cited, this will refer to the English editions except where otherwise indicated. The chapters are by no means intended to be exhaustive nor even defi nitive, but rather to be indicative of the nature of Ratzinger’s thought in relation to each topic. CCS4_Ratzinger_003.inddS4_Ratzinger_003.indd xxii 225/03/105/03/10 44:26:26 PPMM CCS4_Ratzinger_003.inddS4_Ratzinger_003.indd xxiiii 225/03/105/03/10 44:26:26 PPMM PREFACE: MAPPING A THEOLOGICAL JOURNEY Gerard Mannion Joseph Ratzinger was formally announced to the world as Pope Benedict XVI from the balcony above St Peter’s Square on April 19th 2005. This moment which marked the completion of his long journey from being a pastor-theologian to the Chair of Peter. Unlike either of his two immediate predecessors (indeed, in a global sense, any of his predecessors), the world already knew a great deal about him. For the fi rst time in history, here was a pontiff whose books were read across the globe, whose ideas were widely known, who even had his own online ‘fan club’. So, too, were there many books and articles, both popular and scholarly about him. And all this, prior to his elevation to Peter’s chair. Of course, the attention afforded him since his election to the Pontifi cate has multiplied enormously, and the number of books about him is legion. So there are many volumes about Joseph Ratzinger the theologian in print already, including collections of his own writings. Exhaustive bibliographies have been produced1 and many are available freely on the World Wide Web. A complete edition of his entire published corpus is also presently in production.2 So why another book about Ratzinger? This volume hopes to offer something different and its subtitle – Mapping a Theological Journey – offers the key to understanding the intentions behind this work.
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