The Catholic Bishop`s Conference of India An Inter-Ecclesial Assembly
- Kottayam Oriental Institute of Religious Studies India 1995
- 325p
- OIRSI; 199500ENGGPS1 .
includes index and biblioraphy
COLLEGIALITY OF BISHOPS AND ITS EXPRESSIONS 7 Communion of Churches and Collegiality of Bishops 8 Concept of Communion in the Early Church 8 Concept of Communion in Vatican II 11 Church as a Communion of Churches 13 In the Early Church 13 According to Vatican II 15 Ecclesia Particularis in the Documents of Vatican II 16 Two Ecclesiological Views 18 Collegiality of Bishops 20 Basis of Collegiality 20 Meaning of Collegiality 21 Nature of the Episcopal College 23 Membership in the College 24 Exercise of Collegiality 25 Expressions of Collegiality 26 Synods and Councils as the Structural Form of Collegiality 27 Expression of Collegiality in the Universal Catholic Church 28 Ecumenical Councils 29 Criteria for Ecumenicity 31 Authority of the Ecumenical Councils 32 Canonical Legislation on Ecumenical Councils 33 Synod of Bishops 34 Institution of the Synod 35 . Nature of the Synod 36 Norms for the Celebration of the Synod 36 College of Cardinals 38 The Roman Curia 42 Ad Limina Visit and Visits of the Pope 46 Ad Limina Visit 46 Visits of the Pope 49 Expression of Collegiality within a sui iuris Church 51 Expression of Collegiality in a Region or Nation 52 Particular Councils 52 Plenary Councils 53 Provincial Councils or Metropolitan Synods 54 Episcopal Conferences 55 INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OF HIERARCHICAL COMMUNION IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH 57 Intermediate Level of Communion 58 Formation of Intermediate Communions 59 Autonomy of the Intermediate Communions 60 Need for Intermediate Communions 61 Patriarchal Structure in the Oriental Churches 63 Position and Power of the Patriarch 64 Bishops Outside the Patriarchal Territory 69 Synods in the Patriarchal Churches 69 1. Patriarchal Synods According to MP Cleri Sanctitati 70 Patriarchal or Legislative Synod 70 Synods for Election 71 Permanent Synod 72 Synods in the Patriarchal Churches According to Episcopal Conferences 75 Episcopal Conferences in the Pre-Vatican II Era 75 Beginning of Episcopal Conferences 75 Juridical Nature of Episcopal Conferences Before Vatican II 76 Vatican II on Episcopal Conferences 77 Vatican II on the Power of Local Bishops 78 Formation of the Norms on Episcopal Conferences 79 Membership in the Episcopal Conference 80 . Formation of the Text of CD 38 ¿ 2 80 Rite-bound Nature of the Episcopal Conference 82 Local Ordinaries of Every Rite 83 Centra-position of CD 38 ¿ 2 and 38 ¿6 85 Participation of Oriental Bishops in Episcopal Opinion of Scholars on Christus Dominus 38 86 3. 3. 2. Status Given to Bishops of Other Rites as Guests Formation of the Canons on Episcopal Conference 88 The Final Text of Canon 450 ¿ 1 92 Explanation for the Present Canon 93 A Way of Compromise 94 De Facto Participation of Orientals in Episcopal Conferences 97 Statutes of Various Episcopal Conferences