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Fundamental Theology Course

Lesson Four: Magisterium

FUNDAMENTAL THEOLOGY COURSE

Revelation & Faith

Lesson Four: Magisterium

Lesson Four: Magisterium

Learning Objectives - Lesson 4


When you finish this lesson, you should be able to do the following:

  • explain the various ways the term “magisterium” has been used in the history of doctrine and theology and define its current use

  • explain the unique role & function of the magisterium & the various ways it is exercised

  • explain the various types of papal documents and their relative weight or level of formality

Key Words - 4

Magisterium

authentic
Apostolic Constitution
Encyclical
Apostolic Exhortation
Motu Proprio

Allocution
Papal Bull
Ordinary & Extraordinary Universal Magisterium
ex cathedra

VIDEO 4-1: 

Scripture and Tradition Wrap Up

VIDEO 4-2:

The Church and the Magisterium

VIDEO 4-3:

Levels of Magisterial Teaching

Reading Assignment 4

  • DV 10 and LG 25 (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. on Magisterium.   Again, you have read these selections before.  But go over these two very dense paragraphs carefully in light of this week's lecture.

  • CCC on Magisterium, par 874-896

  • CDF, Mysterium Ecclesiae (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 1973.  

  • Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Series of 4 popular articles on Magisterium  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  Link to second article is at the bottom of the first article, and so on.
    Pius IX Ineffabilis Deus (1954) CF par 709 & Pius XII Munificentissimus Deus (1950), CF paragraphs 713-715 (in the 6th ed, pp. 260-4.). Carefully examine the language employed by the authors of these two Papal dogmatic definitions which are the only instances where there is widespread agreement that the Pope is intending to define a dogma ex cathedra.

    Please note: if for some reason one of the links above are not working, go to the syllabus and try the link as it appears there under the reading assignment for this week.  Also, you can go to "FILES" (tab on the left) and try to access it from there.  If none of these options work, contact our librarian Sr. Rebecca Abel rabel@cdu.edu who can email you a PDF of the assigned reading selection.  Thanks.  Dr. D'Ambrosio