The Catholic Church and religious liberty: a renovation unleashed by the Vatican Council II

Authors

  • Wagner Lopes Sanchez PUC-SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2017vol17i3a8

Keywords:

modernity, religious freedom, religious pluralism, Catholic Church, Vatican Council II.

Abstract

The article presents the process of change experienced by the Catholic Church regarding the subject of religious freedom. With the advent of modernity, a defense of religious freedom questioned the hegemonic position of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church reacted to the idea of religious freedom and the consequences of the recession. The Vatican Council II, in the spirit of the aggressor unleashed by John XXIII, promoted a paradigm shift that led an institution to value and defend religious freedom. The article assumes that modernity has led the Catholic Church to recognize that it is a reality of religious pluralism and religious freedom are historical conditions necessary for the exercise of its mission in the world.

Author Biography

Wagner Lopes Sanchez, PUC-SP

Mestre em Teologia, mestre e doutor em Ciências Sociais. Professor no Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados de Ciência da Religião, vinculado ao Departamento de Ciência da Religião, da PUCSP. É autor de artigos e livros publicados nas áreas de teologia e Ciência da Religião e um dos organizadores do Dicionário do Concílio Vaticano II (Paulus-Paulinas, 2015).

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Published

2017-12-24

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2017): (In)tolerância – reflexões teóricas e concretizações históricas

Section

Seção Temática

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