On Collegiality by Rev. Damien Dutertre (2023)
This chapter presents the changes made by Vatican II in both the doctrine and the discipline imposed on the faithful on the subject of the collegiality of bishops, and shows that the Vatican II doctrine of collegiality is a substantial departure from Catholic doctrine on the divine constitution of the Church.
1. The notion of “collegiality.”
The word “collegiality” does not actually appear in the text of the documents of Vatican II itself, although it has later been embraced and accepted by the post-Vatican II magisterium.
It is a term used to designate the nature of the episcopal order as it is described by Vatican II, principally in its dogmatic constitution on the Church, called Lumen gentium.
“Collegiality” principally refers to the doctrine of Vatican II according to which the college of bishops is said to be endowed with the supreme and universal power over the whole Church, while the term “primacy” designates the fullness of supreme and universal jurisdiction in the Roman Pontiff.
This chapter presents the changes made by Vatican II in both the doctrine and the discipline imposed on the faithful on the subject of the collegiality of bishops, and shows that the Vatican II doctrine of collegiality is a substantial departure from Catholic doctrine on the divine constitution of the Church.
1. The notion of “collegiality.”
The word “collegiality” does not actually appear in the text of the documents of Vatican II itself, although it has later been embraced and accepted by the post-Vatican II magisterium.
It is a term used to designate the nature of the episcopal order as it is described by Vatican II, principally in its dogmatic constitution on the Church, called Lumen gentium.
“Collegiality” principally refers to the doctrine of Vatican II according to which the college of bishops is said to be endowed with the supreme and universal power over the whole Church, while the term “primacy” designates the fullness of supreme and universal jurisdiction in the Roman Pontiff.
This chapter presents the changes made by Vatican II in both the doctrine and the discipline imposed on the faithful on the subject of the collegiality of bishops, and shows that the Vatican II doctrine of collegiality is a substantial departure from Catholic doctrine on the divine constitution of the Church.
1. The notion of “collegiality.”
The word “collegiality” does not actually appear in the text of the documents of Vatican II itself, although it has later been embraced and accepted by the post-Vatican II magisterium.
It is a term used to designate the nature of the episcopal order as it is described by Vatican II, principally in its dogmatic constitution on the Church, called Lumen gentium.
“Collegiality” principally refers to the doctrine of Vatican II according to which the college of bishops is said to be endowed with the supreme and universal power over the whole Church, while the term “primacy” designates the fullness of supreme and universal jurisdiction in the Roman Pontiff.