Towards a Papacy in Communion Perspectives from Vatican Councils I & II

by Hermann J. Pottmeyer

Book Overview

Since they seem to require a very centralized conception of the Church and its administration, the decrees of Vatican I are often taken to pose problems both for ecumenical dialogue and for discussion within the Catholic Church. Hermann Pottmeyer, however, shows that the centralist interpretation of Vatican I is neither the binding nor the correct interpretation. He undertakes a careful examination both of the historical conditions that gave rise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824517768
• ISBN13: 9780824517762
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Herder & Herder
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.2"