Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski , prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, presented the decree to reform the ecclesiastical studies in philosophy.
The Press Office of the Holy See, Cardinal explained that the reform must, first, "the weakness of philosophical training in many church institutions with no points precise reference, particularly with regard to matters of teaching and the quality of teachers. "
" Furthermore, there is the conviction expressed in the encyclical Fides et ratio 'of John Paul II (1998), the importance of philosophy in metaphysical component, and is the knowledge that philosophy is essential for theological training. "
Therefore, the cardinal said, the decree of the Congregation seeks to reposition the philosophy mainly to light of that encyclical recover its original vocation, that is the search for truth and wisdom and metaphysical dimension. "
The cardinal said then that the policy documents on the ecclesiastical studies, and therefore about the philosophy, are the Apostolic Constitution of John Paul II "Sapientia Christiana" (1979) and the relative applicable rules of the Congregation for Catholic Education, given that year.
"However, he continued," 'Ecclesia semper reformanda est' (the Church is renewed) to meet the new demands of church life in different circumstances cultural-historical. And this applies also to the academic reality. "
The final text of the decree was ratified in an ordinary session of the Congregation in 2010 and Pope Benedict XVI approved" specifically "the past January amendments made to the Apostolic Constitution "Sapientia Christiana" confirming "common form" the rest of the text.
"In fact only three articles were amended to 'Sapientia Christiana' and Most of the changes correspond to the applicable rules of the Congregation. "
In the conference presentation of the reform also attended by Bishop Jean-Louis Brugues , Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, who noted that these changes will last theological studies from three years now and is added to the curriculum of studies the logic course. The reform also touches on the teaching staff should be stable and suitably qualified.
The reform also includes the first cycle of the ecclesiastical faculties of theology and affiliated institutes in theology and focuses on the duration of the training stating that "strictly philosophical disciplines should be at least 60 percent of the number of credits for the first two years." This budget also applies to the major seminaries affiliated.
Source: AICA
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