Final Flashcards

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The word “penance”

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Hebrew - “To turn”

Greek - “Metanoia” (transform the mind)

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The word “mercy”

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Misericordia

Latin - “Miserere” (to have pity)

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Confession: Biblical Concept

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Theme of “return”
During Exile -God turns toward his people
John the Baptist - Sense of NOW repent and turn
Jesus - spoke of returning to original intention of the Creator

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Sin in the OT

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Damage done to oneself and to others working in an “anti-salvific” context
Sin is a block on our relation with God / convenant

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Attritionism vs Contritionism

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Attrition - Remorse out of FEAR
Contrition - Remorse out of LOVE

Attrition can be first step

  1. Sorrow for sin
  2. Detesting sin
  3. Determination to not sin again
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Sacrament of Penance: Definition

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LG 11
“…To obtain pardon from the mercy of God for sins committed against Him and are at the same time reconciled with the Church…”

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To Anticipate Justice

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An effect of Penance

  1. Reconciling with God
  2. Reconciling with Church
  3. Anticipation of Divine Justice
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Imprecation

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Negative command - “Get out of him!” (exorcism)

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Psalm 51

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David stands in shock and awareness of his sin and shows hope in divine grace

Tension involved in sin, social aspect, God is merciful but needs our collaboration

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Prodigal Son

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Process of sin and conversion

Son “comes to his senses” = “enters into himself”

The father exceeds all expectations

Older brother is the one in need of conversion

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Theology of Mercy

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Recognition - of sin by both God and the sinner
Transformation - God’s mercy is active and transformative
Integration - sinner is again involved into the saving work of God

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Theology of Conversion

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Three acts of the penitent

Contritio
Confesio
Satisfactio

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Theology of Absolution

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Petrine theology - receiving keys

Soteriological - through the Paschal mystery

Pneumatology - “sent the Holy Spirit for the forgiveness of sins”

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Confession and the reform

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Luther was not sure if sins were truly forgiven, did I meet ALL criteria?

Not a sacrament - faith is the only condition, no need for some business transaction

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History of Sacrament of Penance

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Apostolic Church
-Reconciling the excommunicated. Binding/loosing

Post-Apostolic

  • Structures of reinstatement
  • Move from public to private penance

Isolated 6th Century Church

  • Temporally limited penances (not life-long)
  • Manuals which assign particular penance to each sin

High Middle Ages

  • Peccatorum Confessionem declared a sacrament
  • Formulated proper words of absolution
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Formulation of absolution

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1439 Council of Florence - “Ego te absolvo.”

1551 Council of Trent - “Ego te absolvo….” open to additions

1614 Rituale Romano - 3 req, Faculties of confessor, contrition, act of penance

Vatican II - Emphasis on social and ecclesial structure of sin, Church prayers for sinners, we do not need to convince God to be merciful

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Effects of the Sacrament of Reconciliation

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Proper reconciling with God
Restores us to the Grace of God
JP II - Sinner reconciled with himself, brethren, Church, all creation

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Theological Place

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What is the starting place of Theology? (epistemological question)

Writing, oral tradition, Councils, Church fathers, our own reason, philosophy, history, etc

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Lex Orandi

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Law of Prayer

Lex orandi lex credendi

Law of prayer is the law of belief

What we pray (liturgy) is what we belive

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Order of Melchizidek

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Israel view of king - divine and anointed

Melchizedek - 1st king of Jerusalem, king/priest

King David entered into this idea of priesthood

Though no genealogy, it is a divine election

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Santification

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To sanctify is to make holy

Thess 4:3 “The is indeed the will of God, your sanctification”

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Priesthood according to Aquinas

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Oriented toward the Eucharist

Spiritualises priesthood, sort of de-pastoralizing

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Priesthood according to JPII

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Christocentric in Pastores Dabo Vobis

Relational aspects of priesthood instead of functional

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In Persona Christi

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Aquinas - means identification with Christ

Vatican II - celebrates Eucharist as an agent of Christ as HEAD of ecclesial body (in persona Christi capitis)

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Ursakrament
Rahner called the Church the "original/primary sacrament" More correct to call Christ the ursakrament, and the Church the "basic sacrament"
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Diaconate
Ministry of the NT, institution of the 7 in Acts
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Characteristics of Christian Prayer
Christological, etc...
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Sacramental Dynamics of the Kingdom
Jesus came to make the Kingdom accessible through His sacraments That is how we share His life
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The "Sacrificial Logic"
Our awareness as creatures that we enter into the divine dynamic of the gift through sacrifice Priest and Victim
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Jesus the Priest in the NT
Seen as pastor/prophet/king Not a priesthood of the levites, but heavenly Corporeal, involves self-suffering Eschatological - opens the Kingdom
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Priestly People
All are baptised priest, prophet, king Participation in the Mass, communion with each other, suffering in martyrdom
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Paracletic Priesthood
Dynamic of the priesthood on an existential level Participates more fully as a collaborator with God
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Ministerial Words in the NT
Pastor, minister, labor, guide, watch, etc...
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Priesthood of Council of Trent
Linked to the Eucharist Potesta of the priest is to consecrate/confect the Eucharist and to pardon sins
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"minister" according to Luther
someone of their choosing, not a bestowed office vocation of everyone
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Bishops, Bishop of Rome
Vatican I - As priest is to the Eucharist, Bishop is to Ordination and Confirmation Vatican II -Episcopal consecration is the fullness of orders Unity of 3 Munera - teach, govern, sanctify
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Matrimony in CCC
Man and woman establish partnership for life, ordered for good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring
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Mystagogy
Accompanying introduction to the mysteries The mysteries are inexhaustible, need assistance to discover Christ in the heart
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"male and female He created them"
Ontology implicit in God's creation Related to God in his unity, as we are in his image
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"the two will become one flesh"
This is the relationship of married people "one flesh" Relation of responsibility and respect "will become one" - action, dynamism
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Amaet
God's fidelity to his people even when they do not respond to him
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Family Code
Rules for governing relationships found in Scripture The NT ordered all toward relation to the Lord
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"authentic married love is assumed in divine love"
GS 48 - Fundamental dynamic of Christ in each sacrament marriage becomes an Instrument of salvation for the couple
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Christian Matrimony and Christian Mission
Level 1 - couple must sanctify themselves | Level 2 - ordered toward salvation of others
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Consensus (consent)
Consent to the marriage is what makes the marriage, not the conjugal union A fundamental YES
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Jesus teaching on Matrimony
Gen 1 - created man and woman Gen 2 - created woman as help to man, completing and helping him Mark 10 - divorce was allowed because of their hardness of hearts, to remarry is a lack of purity
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Covenant Theology
Relationship between God and his people Gratuity, exclusivity, corporate nature, reciprocity, universality
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To live as a follower of Christ is against matrimony?
We cannot be too attached to anything else in order to follow Christ, each relation has its proper place
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Paul of Tarsus and Marriage
He does wish all would like him, celibate, but recognizes more than one way to live depending on gift/charism
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Matrimony as Mystery
Mystery of union between Christ and his bride the Church is reproduced in marriage
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Matrimony as Institution
GS uses "institution" to describe marriage for the very first time It is established and organized (money analogy) - only worth what we establish it is worth
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Matrimony in the Summa
Marriage is natural, but does not mean all must marry by nature Affirms mans orientation as call to communion Purifies selfish desires Anticipates ultimate joy of communion with God
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Matrimony and the Reform
Luther calls marriage a secular thing, should give governments the responsibility to legislate marriage Wants to distinguish between matrimony and monastic life, (viewed monastic life as unnatural)
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Sign of Oil in annointing
Oils uses are to protect/heal | Signifies commissioning and God's protection
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Suffering of the Body and Spirit in Bible
At times illness is viewed as divine punishment, man produces results of his actions Job flips this, God can allow satan to cause evil, focus is on acceptance of suffering NT - Jesus heals sins before he heals illness
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Sacrament of Unction in the Horizon of Creaturality
We are codependent and sickness teaches us that we must live in relationship We must accept suffering, how we do so is up to us
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Development of Anointing of the Sick
Jesus never gives the mandate to anoint, but he did send them to heal and oil was a sign of healing Difference between: Institutio - what Christ did Proclamatio - what Christ left to the Apostles Luther denied it as a sacrament
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Matter and Form in sacramentology
Penance - MATTER - confession in contrition - FORM - "I absolve you..." Matrimony - MATTER - Congruent will of the man and woman - FORM - Yes in front of cleric Orders - MATTER - Imposition of hands - FORM - Prayer of the Bishop Unction - MATTER - Oil of the sick - FORM - "By this anointing..."
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How do the Sacraments work?
They do not function in a technical sense, they have effect because Christ is risen