Familiaris consortio
Familiaris consortio Latin for 'The fellowship of the family'Apostolic exhortation of Pope John Paul II | |
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Signature date | 22 November 1981 |
Number | 2 of 15 of the pontificate |
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Familiaris consortio (The fellowship of the family; subtitled On the Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World) is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation written by Pope John Paul II and promulgated on 22 November 1981.
Summary
The document describes the position of the
Among other observations, Familiaris consortio restates the Church's opposition to artificial birth control, stated previously in Humanae vitae, and briefly mentions the opposition of the Church to abortion. It also discusses the responsibility and expectations of the family regarding the education of children. It continues with a description of the expectations of the family relative to the larger society, including service to the poor.
The document establishes that "any violence" applied "in favor of
The final (and more articulated) portion of the document describes expectations of the family which more directly involve the
Pope Francis' Amoris laetitia
In 2016, Pope Francis published the post-synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia. Various media outlets said there was a potential change in Church teaching on the reception of the Eucharist by those who have divorced and remarried, to which the media said Francis alluded in footnote no. 351,[6] which reads (with footnoted body text in italics):
Because forms of conditioning and mitigating factors, it is possible that in an objective situation of sin – which may not be subjectively culpable, or fully such – a person can be living in God's grace, can love and can also grow in the life of grace and charity, while receiving the Church's help to this end.
351. In certain cases, this can include the help of the sacraments. Hence, “I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber, but rather an encounter with the Lord's mercy” (Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium [24 November 2013], 44: AAS 105 [2013], 1038). I would also point out that the Eucharist “is not a prize for the perfect, but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak” (ibid., 47: 1039).[7]
Reports addressed the apparent contradictions between this footnote and Familiaris consortio and John Paul II's apostolic exhortation Reconciliatio et paenitentiae. Some traditionalists, notably Kazhakstani Bishop Athanasius Schneider and the group Voice of the Family, have criticized Francis' exhortation. Voice of the Family has called on him to "recognise the grave errors in the recently published Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, in particular those sections which will lead to the desecration of the Holy Eucharist and to the harming of our children, and to withdraw the Apostolic Exhortation with immediate effect."[6]
See also
- Catholic theology of the body
- Natural family planning (NFP)
- Theology of the body
- Casti connubii
References
- ^ FC 20.
- ^ FC 14.
- ^ FC 30
- ^ FC 10
- ^ K. Vestermark. "'Familiaris Consortio' after 30 years". John Paul II Foundation. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ a b De Souza, Raymond J. (29 April 2016). "Reading the fine print in Amoris Laetitia". Catholic Herald. Catholic Herald Limited. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ AL 305.