Called-to-Communion-Ratzinger

Title: Called to Communion

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Synopsis

This is a book of wisdom and insight that explains how providential are the trials through which the Catholic Church is now passing. The need of the Papal Primacy to ensure Christian unity; the true meaning of the Priesthood as a sacrament and not a mere ministry; the necessity of the Eucharist as the Sacrifice of the Savior now offering Himself on our altars; the role of the Bishops as successors of the Apostles, united with the successor of St. Peter, the Bishop of Rome; the value of suffering in union with Christ crucified; the indispensable service of the laity in the apostolate - all these themes receive from Cardinal Ratzinger new clarity and depth.

Content

I The Origin and Essence of the Church

1. Preliminary considerations on method
2. The witness of the New Testament regarding the origin and essence of the Church
3. The vision of the Church in the Acts of the Apostles

II. The Primacy of Peter and the Unity of the Church

1. The Status of Peter in the New Testament
2. The Question of Petrine sucession
3. Concluding Reflections

III The Universal Church and the Particular Church: the Task of the Bishop

1. Conclusion for the priest of today

Other facts

• Used for: RCIA
• Purchased: Electronic version from Ignatius Press 2012-11-30

Bibliographic info

LC control no.: 95079953
LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/95079953
Type of material: Entry Not Found
Personal name: Benedict XVI, Pope, 1927-
Uniform title: Zur Gemeinschaft gerufen. English
Main title: Called to communion : understanding the church today / Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger ; translated by Adrian Walker.
Published/Created: San Francisco [Calif.] : Ignatius Press, c1996.
Description: 165 p. ; 19 cm.
ISBN 0898705789 (pbk.)
Portion of title: Understanding the church today
Subjects: Church.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
LC classification: BX1746 .R36413 1996
Dewey class no.: 262/.02