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    LESSON 10

    Church of Jesus: Local and


    Universal
    TERMINOLOGY

    This is to clarify what we mean by the terms “local church” and “particular church” as
    contrasted to the “Universal Church”.
    “Particular Church” is found more often and it usually designates the diocese, but
    sometimes it also refers to groupings of churches into “rites” or organic groups of Churches called
    patriarchates. “Universal Church” used both “particular” and “local” apparently without distinction
    to refer to eparchies in the eastern rites.
    The Code of Canon Law (CIC) of 1983 avoids the local-universal dualism and speaks of
    the “whole church” (Ecclesia Universalis) and of the “particular Church” to refer to the diocese
    and those equivalent in law (namely: prelature, apostolic vicariate, territorial abbacy, ordinariate).

    LOCAL VS UNIVERSAL

    One significant debate about this topic is that by two German prelates: Joseph Cardinal
    Ratzinger (later became Pope Benedict XVI), and Bishop Walter Kasper (later became Cardinal).
    Cardinal Kasper argues that “the local Church takes precedence over the universal Church”;
    whereas Cardinal Ratzinger argues that “the universal Church is prior to the local Church both
    historically and ontologically.”
    In 1992 the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith headed by Cardinal Ratzinger,
    clarifies that universal Church is not a result of the communion of Churches, but in its mystery, it
    is a reality ontologically and temporally prior to every individual particular Church.

    CATECHISM ON “LOCAL CHURCH”

    “Particular Church” is the diocese, which refers to the community of Christ’s faithful in
    communion with their validly ordained bishop. The particular Churches need to be in full
    communion with the Church of Rome, according to Saint Ignatius of Antioch, “presides in
    charity.”

    6 Es COMPONENTS OF THE CHURCH: LOCAL AND UNIVERSAL

     Esprit-Saint (Spiritus Sanctus) – the Church receives the Holy Spirit and in turn is called
    to mediate the Spirit to the world. The ecclesial community must constantly seek and call
    on the Spirit of Jesus.
     Evangile (Evangelium) – the Gospel, the Word of God, as proclaimed and received in the
    community of faith, as shared in the fellowship of believers
     Eucharistie (Eucharistia) – the Eucharist is the summit of the sacramental life. It is the
    memorial of the Passion/Death/Resurrection of Christ. The Church makes the Eucharist
    (horizontal), the Eucharist makes the Church (Vertical).
     Eglise (Ecclesia) – the church may truly become the Church. We deal with self-realization
    of the Church in an “intercross” of time and space, people and culture; through common
    lifeand activity, the faithful “actualize” the Church (ecclesiogenesis) through communion
    and participation and through mission.
     Evêque (Episcopus) – the bishop, sign and symbol of Christ as head of His body the
    Church; the ordained ministry, in the person of the bishop, “agit in persona Christi”; as
    head of visible community, presiding over the life of the community, he acts as instrument
    of Christ in his ministry of unity and leadership in the community
     Evangelisation (Evangelizatio) – mission; the Church’s presence, action, service in the
    world toward the Kingdom of God; the Church seeks to discern where the Kingdom is;
    reminding the world of the meanings and values of the Kingdom (kerygma), witnessing by
    its life and deeds of the Kingdom (martyria), serving the purposes of the Kingdom in the
    world (diakonia), seeing within the world the presence of the Kingdom and realizing within
    itself the foreshadowing of the Kingdom.

    BASIC ECCLESIAL COMMUNITY


    - It is considered to be the fruit of the renewal of the Second Vatican Council which makes
    inroads in many parts of the world, especially in Latin America and in the Philippines.
    - Families who gather together around the Word of God and the Eucharist, and ministered
    regularly by lay leaders.
    - Pope John Paul II describes the BECs as groups of Christians who, at the level of the
    family or in a similarly restricted setting, come together for prayer, Scripture reading,
    catechesis, and discussion on human and ecclesial problems with a view to a common
    commitment.

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