The role of collegiality and synodality in building an ecclesial community in the light of the post-Conciliar documents of the Church Cover Image

Rola kolegialności i synodalności w budowaniu wspólnoty eklezjalnej w świetle posoborowych dokumentów Kościoła
The role of collegiality and synodality in building an ecclesial community in the light of the post-Conciliar documents of the Church

Author(s): Mieczysław Olszewski
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: collegiality; Collegiality of the Apostles; Saint Paul; synodality; Jerusalem Council; Second Vatican Council; Synod of Bishops; Second Extraordinary Synod of Bishops 1985; Diocesan synod; community

Summary/Abstract: Two concepts of collegiality and synodality regarding the Church took on great significance in the period after the Second Vatican Council, because both these concepts direct our attention to building a church community in a broad sense. This tendency to understand the Church in this way is due to the last popes, Saint Paul VI, St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis. This new view of the Church as a community is led by both bishops and theologians studying this issue, who point to the great value of community from the highest level of the Church to parish communities. This study show the great value of community for the whole Church.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 103-112
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish