Vatican
City, 7 May 2013 (VIS) – “The Congregation for the Doctrine of
the Faith (CDF) and the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated
Life and Societies of Apostolic Life have for some time been
collaborating on a renewed theological vision of Religious Life in
the Church. The concern of the Holy See, expressed partially in the
Doctrinal Assessment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious
in the United States, is motivated by a desire to support the noble
and beautiful vocation of Religious so that the eloquent witness of
Religious Life may prosper in the Church to the benefit of future
generations.”
“The
initiatives of the Holy See in this area are concerned primarily with
the faith of the Church and its expression in Religious Life. The
Church’s faith—in the loving plan of the Father who sent his Son
to be our Saviour, in the inspiration of Sacred Scripture, in the
gift of grace through the Sacraments, in the nature of the Church
guided by the Holy Spirit—this faith is at the heart of the
Evangelical Counsels. It motivates the passion for justice shared by
so many Religious women and men, and it seeks ever to be expressed in
active charity towards those most in need.”
“Recent
media commentary on remarks made on Sunday, 5 May, during the General
Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General by Cardinal
Joao Braz de Aviz, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of
Consecrated Life, has suggested a divergence between the CDF and the
Congregation for Religious in their approach to the renewal of
Religious Life. Such an interpretation of the cardinal’s remarks is
not justified. The prefects of these two Congregations work closely
together according to their specific responsibilities and have
collaborated throughout the process of the Doctrinal Assessment of
the LCWR. Archbishop Gerhard Muller, Prefect of the Congregation for
the Doctrine of the Faith, and Cardinal Braz de Aviz met yesterday
and reaffirmed their common commitment to the renewal of Religious
Life, and particularly to the Doctrinal Assessment of the LCWR and
the program of reform it requires, in accordance with the wishes of
the Holy Father.”
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