The mission of the Church according to Cardinal Kurt Koch. The Church in ecumenical dialogue Cover Image

Misja Kościoła w ujęciu kardynała Kurta Kocha. Kościół w dialogu ekumenicznym
The mission of the Church according to Cardinal Kurt Koch. The Church in ecumenical dialogue

Author(s): Zdzisław Józef Kijas
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Biblical studies, Systematic Theology, Other Christian Denominations
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Koch; Church; unity; Eucharist; dialogue; ecumenism;

Summary/Abstract: Cardinal Kurt Koch has been serving as president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (now: Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity) since July 1, 2010 and at the same time as president of the Commission for Religious Relations with Judaism. Administrative duties have not impoverished or diminished his theological reflection. His thought is in many ways original and lucid. He refers with respect to tradition, but he breathes equally strongly the problems of the present. At the center of his reflections is the mystery of the Church and its vocation to promote unity among the witnesses of Christ. He is convinced that Christians are persecuted today not because they are Catholics or Orthodox, Protestants or Pentecostals, but because they are Christians. This text presents the figure and some views on his ecclesiology in the ecumenical dimension.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 195-206
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish