Word: concilium
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...what is considered one of the strongest challenges to Vatican pronouncements in many years, a group of prominent Catholic theologians from Europe, Latin America and the U.S. defiantly championed the ideas and practices of the liberation movement. The response came from a group of prominent and liberal theologians called Concilium, among them the Revs. Hans Küng and Gustavo Gutierrez, a prime architect of Liberation theology. Said the statement: "As these movements are a sign of hope for the whole church, any premature intervention from higher authorities risks stifling the Spirit, which animates and guides local churches...
Members of Concilium accuse their critics of a narrow misreading of the ideas of liberation theology. Virgilio Elizondo, president of the Mexican-American Cultural Center in San Antonio says, to "label Liberation theology as one that follows Marxist analysis is to oversimplify the situation." Moreover, he claims that there has been an unfair emphasis on the alleged use of arms to effect social change...
...first it seemed as if the congress might simply have been a good opportunity for theologians to gather and learn how far they had come since Vatican II and how far they had yet to go. Sponsored by Concilium, a five-year-old international journal of theology edited by some of Catholicism's most progressive thinkers, the congress provided an array of theological superstars including The Netherlands' Edward Schillebeeckx, France's Yves Congar, Germany's Karl Rahner, Hans Küng and Johan Metz. Participants came from 32 countries, including 40 from Asia, Africa and Latin...
Should Christianity permit polygamy? Under certain conditions, yes, argues a Roman Catholic missionary in Africa. In the latest issue of Concilium, an international theological review, Massachusetts-born Father Eugene Hillman contends that Christianity's rejection of polygamy in countries where the practice is traditional is socially disruptive and morally questionable...
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