Abstract/Sommario: Basing himself on the teachings of Vatican 2. and the magisterial statements of Pope John Paul 2., the article explains how the religions of the world may legitimately be seen as 'participated meditations' of the saving mystery of Christ: their role is proper to them and different from the role of the Church. In all these texts "we see the affirmation of unity in difference, though separation and complementariety are denied. The unity is affirmed. But the difference is also recognize ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Basing himself on the teachings of Vatican 2. and the magisterial statements of Pope John Paul 2., the article explains how the religions of the world may legitimately be seen as 'participated meditations' of the saving mystery of Christ: their role is proper to them and different from the role of the Church. In all these texts "we see the affirmation of unity in difference, though separation and complementariety are denied. The unity is affirmed. But the difference is also recognized. Different elements can be distinguished though they should not be separated. Attempts to distinguish the elements should not be quickly condemned as effort to separate them. In making such distinctions, a precise terminology is still evolving among Asian theologians."