THE REFORM OF THE PAPACY: The Costly Call to Christian Unity

John R. Quinn

ISBN 10: 0824518268 / ISBN 13: 9780824518264

Published by The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York, 1999

About this Item

189p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Former owner's name else unmarked. A volume in the series titled UT UNUM SINT: Studies on Papal Primacy. Quinn, an archbishop, discusses the internal Church reforms suggested by Pope John Paul II in his encyclical UT UNUM SINT as methods toward Christian unity.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE REFORM OF THE PAPACY: The Costly Call to Christian Unity
• Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0824518268
• ISBN 13: 9780824518264
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Printing.
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catholic Popes

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Synopsis

Pope John Paul II has opened the question as to how the papacy can be reformed so as to be more suitable to the new ecumenical situation of the Church. In response to this call, Archbishop John Quinn points out that doctrinal dialogues are not enough. The hope of Christian unity cannot rest solely on the hope of doctrinal convergence. There must also be reforms within the Catholic Church, reforms of the way the papal office is exercised and reform particularly of the Roman Curia and of curial policies and procedures. Following the direction set by John Paul II in the Encyclical Ut unum sint, Archbishop Quinn looks to the structures and practices of the first millennium Church as an important key to these reforms.

About the Author

John R. Quinn served as Archbishop of San Francisco and is a past president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishop.