Hard Sayings Left Behind by Vatican II: Stumbling Blocks for Ecumenism, Interfaith Dialogue and Church-World Relations (Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue)

Praise for Hard Sayings Left Behind by Vatican II
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction
	1 Stumbling Blocks for Ecumenism
	2 Stumbling Blocks for Interfaith Dialogue
	3 Stumbling Blocks for Church-World Relations
Part I: Stumbling Blocks for Ecumenism
	Triumphalist Temptations and the Sinfulness of the Church
		1 Wrestling with Triumphalist Temptations
		2 Confronting the Sinfulness of the Church
			2.1 Pope John Paul II
			2.2 Pope Benedict XVI
			2.3 Pope Francis
			2.4 Comparing Francis and John Paul II
		3 Conclusion
	Roman Catholic Recognition of Ecclesiality Outside Its Boundaries: What Does It Mean?
		1 From Reformed to Ecumenical Thought: The Historical Evolution
		2 The Conciliar Reception
		3 The Systematic Evolution: Two Post-conciliar Case Studies
		4 Concluding Remarks: Some Further Implications for Ecumenism
	More Than an Issue of Translation: The “defectus ordinis” in Unitatis Redintegratio 22
		1 By Way of Introduction: From UR 8 to UR 22
		2 Key Moments in the Redaction History of UR 22
			2.1 Adding a Section on Relations with the Protestants in Order to Save the Draft on Ecumenism of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
			2.2 Reactions by Periti, Bishops, and Observers on the Second Part of Chapter Three
			2.3 The Elaboration of a Paragraph on the Protestant Eucharist During the Second Intersession
			2.4 Further Changes of the Paragraph as a Result of the Secretariat’s Response to the Modi Submitted During the Third Session
			2.5 The Papal Intervention During the “Black Week” and Its Reception by the Observers
			2.6 Other Elements and Passages Shedding Light on the Interpretation of the Word “Defectus”
		3 The Wirkungsgeschichte of This Line: More Than an Issue of Translation
		4 Should the Defectus Ordinis Statement of UR 22 Not Be Revisited in Light of 60 Years of Ecumenical Dialogues?
		5 Conclusion
	The Ecclesiological Legacy of Vatican II: A Response to Bradford E. Hinze, Sandra Arenas, and Peter De Mey
		1 Triumphalist Temptations and the Sinfulness of the Church
		2 Ecclesiality Outside Its Boundaries
		3 The Debate on the “Defectus Ordinis” in Unitatis Redintegratio 22
		4 Conclusion
Part II: Stumbling Blocks for Interfaith Dialogue
	Salvation Optimism and Its Limits: A Reading of Lumen Gentium 16
		1 The New Consensus on the Possibility of Salvation
		2 The Teaching of Vatican II in Lumen Gentium 16
		3 Conclusion
	Nostra Aetate 2: Between Dialogue and Proclamation
		1 Nostra Aetate 2: Some Theological Considerations
			1.1 John 14:6: A First Reading
			1.2 John 14:6: A Second Reading
		2 A Further Theological Exploration
			2.1 John 6:44 and the Superabundance of Divine Love and Grace
			2.2 A Continuum of Truth
		3 Conclusion: Returning to Nostra Aetate
	Hard Sayings, New Questions for a Pilgrim Church: A Response to Ralph Martin and Marianne Moyaert
		1 Some Developments Since the Council: Two Examples
		2 Resourcing the Council
		3 Identity and Mission for a Pilgrim People of God
		4 Conclusion
Part III: Stumbling Blocks for Church-World Relations
	Opening to the World: The “Special Character” of the Laity
		1 The Secularity of All the Faithful in Gaudium et Spes
		2 The Secular Character of the Laity in LG 31
		3 Distinguishing Between the Ministerial and Common Priesthoods in LG 10
		4 A Final Attempt to Cut the Gordian Knot of the Relationship Between the Common Priesthood and the Ministerial Priesthood
	“Concealing … more than revealing”: Gaudium et Spes 19 and the Sinfulness of the Church
		1 GS 19 and the Ecclesiological Paradigm Shift of Vatican II
		2 GS 19 and the Sinfulness of the Church
		3 The Sinfulness of the Church—The Wirkungsgeschichte Since the Council
		4 Conclusion
	“Downright Pelagian?”: Gaudium et Spes 17 and the Discussion on Who Is ‘in Possession’ of Conscience
		1 Introduction
		2 Vatican II and (Formation of) Conscience
		3 Magisterium and Conscience According to Pope John Paul II in November 1988
		4 What Kind of Underlying Moral Anthropology?
		5 By Way of Conclusion: A Half-Open Question
	A Pilgrim Church in and for the World: Eschatological Ecclesiology and the Legacy of Vatican II: A Response to Paul Lakeland, Judith Gruber, and Jan Jans
		1 The Relation of the Existing Church to the Envisioned Church in the Documents of Vatican II According to Lakeland, Gruber, and Jans
		2 Rethinking the Church–World Relationship in Eschatological Terms: An Anglican Commentary on Lumen Gentium’s Chapter 7
		3 The Task Ahead: Carrying Through and Developing the Eschatological Ecclesiology of Lumen Gentium’s Chapter 7
		4 Conclusion
Index