LUMEN GENTIUM:
· Watch the following video clip from Brides of Christ starting at 55 seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhkivB85tHY&index=3&list=PL7991B9110713A5C9.
· Statement: This clip depicts the reactions that were occurring in the Australian Church at the time regarding the changes implemented as a result of the Lumen gentium doctrine.
Lumen gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, which was promulgated in 1964, was considered to be “the first full-orbed conciliar exposition of the doctrine of the Church in Christian history” (O’Collins, 2012, p. 781). The doctrine strongly reflected the Church’s new commitment to foster renewal and reform. In its initial drafting stages, Lumen gentium was criticised for a lack of inclusion of the laity, not enough focus on ecumenism, resolving the issue of the People of God, maintaining the juridicial tone of the past and too little focus on the Church as mystery (McBrien, 2008). After this was remedied, it gained almost unanimous support. The final rendition consisted of the following eight chapters:
· Statement: This clip depicts the reactions that were occurring in the Australian Church at the time regarding the changes implemented as a result of the Lumen gentium doctrine.
Lumen gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, which was promulgated in 1964, was considered to be “the first full-orbed conciliar exposition of the doctrine of the Church in Christian history” (O’Collins, 2012, p. 781). The doctrine strongly reflected the Church’s new commitment to foster renewal and reform. In its initial drafting stages, Lumen gentium was criticised for a lack of inclusion of the laity, not enough focus on ecumenism, resolving the issue of the People of God, maintaining the juridicial tone of the past and too little focus on the Church as mystery (McBrien, 2008). After this was remedied, it gained almost unanimous support. The final rendition consisted of the following eight chapters:
IMPACT AND SIGNIFICANCE:
For many Religious, the ideas contained in the Lumen gentium doctrine caused a significant identity crisis as they were required to re-evaluate their place and role in the Church and in relation to the laity as their “identity in the pre-Vatican II Church was bound up in status” (Cresp, 2012, p. 461). The Religious had previously been perceived to be above the laity, however statements contained in Lumen gentium, which profess equality in access to the faithful relationship with God through the designation of a common Baptism in which we all share in the “priestly vocation” (Lakeland, 2003, p. 126), caused an existential crisis for some as they were “struggling to come out of institutional security” (Cresp, 2012).
REFLECTION: What are the challenges you can identify with increasing student participation in the whole class liturgy? How will you negotiate who is in control of the faith experience?
For many Religious, the ideas contained in the Lumen gentium doctrine caused a significant identity crisis as they were required to re-evaluate their place and role in the Church and in relation to the laity as their “identity in the pre-Vatican II Church was bound up in status” (Cresp, 2012, p. 461). The Religious had previously been perceived to be above the laity, however statements contained in Lumen gentium, which profess equality in access to the faithful relationship with God through the designation of a common Baptism in which we all share in the “priestly vocation” (Lakeland, 2003, p. 126), caused an existential crisis for some as they were “struggling to come out of institutional security” (Cresp, 2012).
REFLECTION: What are the challenges you can identify with increasing student participation in the whole class liturgy? How will you negotiate who is in control of the faith experience?