Evangelii gaudium
Gospel gaudium ( " joy of the Gospel " ) is the first Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis. It was promulgated on 24 November 2013, and is subtitled: About the proclamation of the Gospel in the world today.
- 4.1 Medial resonance (selection)
- 5.1 Printed editions
- 5.2 online edition and summaries
Formation related to the Year of Faith
With the Apostolic Letter Porta fidei of 11 October 2011, Pope Benedict XVI announced. (2005-2012) to a Year of Faith for 2012. During this time "should be reflected more deeply about faith, to help all who believe in Christ, to have their consent to the Gospel conscious and become stronger, especially in a moment of profound change, as just seen him humanity. ". The Synod of Bishops had gathered in October 2012 for its 13th Annual General Assembly in Rome and was held under the motto " new evangelization for the transmission of the faith " (cf. No. 14), as it had already been announced in Porta fidei.
The Year of Faith ended on November 24, 2013 with a final event in Rome, at the same time published the Apostolic Letter Pope Francis Gospel gaudium and thus presented an Exhortation on the proclamation of the Gospel in the world today.
Question and intention
Pope Francis concludes with his reflections on the preaching of the Gospel in today's world to the views expressed by him in the past hints and reviews and intends to use the clerics, the consecrated persons and the laity food for thought about the state of the world, the Catholic Church and to give to the proclamation of the Gospel.
He points out the Apostolic Letter is consistent with the desire of the participants in the Synod of Bishops (EC [ Gaudium Gospel, chapter ] No. 16). It can be considered as a result, also known as a " Post-Synodal Apostolic Letter ". The following questions should be dealt with in detail (EC # 17 ):
- The reform of the Church in the missionary awakening
- The temptations of pastoral workers
- The church, understood as the totality of evangelizing God's people
- The sermon and their preparation
- The social inclusion of the poor
- The peace and social dialogue
- The spiritual rationale for the mission work
These questions would give an important impetus substantially. The Pope avoids direct instructions or orders. He cuts the thematic areas, explains their importance and gives possible solutions to the addressees on. In the sub-section " concerns and limitations of this letter ," he explains, it was not appropriate that the Pope local bishops to be replaced in the evaluation of all problem areas that emerged in their areas. In this sense, he felt " the need to move forward in a wholesome, decentralization '." (EC No. 16)
Content
The letter consists of an introduction and five parts that are followed by other chapters. The individual blocks are provided with an order number.
Introduction: The joy of the Gospel
I. joy that renews itself and communicates itself [ 2-8 ]
II The intimate and comforting joy of proclaiming the Gospel [ 9-10 ]
III. The new evangelization for the transmission of the faith [ 14-15 ]
Chapter One: The missionary transformation of the Church
The missionary transformation of the Church
I. A church " on the move " [ 20-23 ]
II pastoral care in reorientation [ 25-26 ]
III. From the heart of the Gospel [ 34-39 ]
IV The mission that takes in the human limitations shape [ 40-45 ]
V. A mother with an open heart [ 46-49 ]
Chapter Two: In the crisis of the Community commitment
In the crisis of the Community commitment [ 50-51 ]
I. Some challenges facing the world today
II temptations of pastoral workers [ 76-77 ]
Chapter Three: The proclamation of the Gospel
Preaching the Gospel
I. The whole people of God proclaims the Gospel
II The homily [ 135-136 ]
III. The preparation for the sermon
IV A evangelization to the deepening of the kerygma [ 160-162 ]
Chapter Four: The social dimension of evangelization
The social dimension of evangelization
I. The Community and social impact of the kerygma
II The social inclusion of the poor
III. The common good and social harmony [ 217-221 ]
IV Social dialogue as a contribution to peace [ 238-241 ]
Chapter Five: evangelizers with spirit
Evangelizers with spirit [ 259-261 ]
I. Motivations for a new missionary zeal [ 262-263 ]
II Mary, the mother of evangelization
Reception
In its preliminary assessment to the Apostolic Letter Archbishop Robert Zollitsch said ( Archbishop of Freiburg and then chairman of the German Bishops ' Conference):
" With an impressive analysis of the current situation puts us in a clear and refreshing Francis Pope language a spiritual unfolding in front of them, what it means, as churches to venture a new beginning. "
Medial resonance (selection)
- Impressive analysis, Catholic Church in Germany, katholisch.de (26 November 2013)
- Francis ' reform plans, tagesschau.de (as of November 26, 2013 18:14 Clock )
- Pope letter " Gaudium Gospel ": Francis Church wants to completely reform mirror online panorama ( November 26, 2013 - 12:41 clock )
- The dream of the Pope, stern.de, ( November 27, 2013, 07:17 clock )
- Pope Francis: More room for women in the church, RP online (November 26, 2013, 12.45 clock )
- Pope's criticism: " economic system in the root unjust", Handelsblatt (November 26, 2013, 12:11 clock, updated November 26, 2013, 14:32 clock )
- Pope leaves appear new reality of life, time, November 27, 2013
- Pope Francis wants to reform the Church fundamentally, Badische Zeitung, December 29th 2013
Text output
Printed editions
- The good news of Jesus, the Gospel Gaudium, St. Benno Verlag, 184 pages, 11 x 19 cm, hardcover, ISBN 978-3-746-24080-0
- The joy of the Gospel, Herder Verlag, 320 pages, 12 x 19 cm, paperback, ISBN 978-3-451-33492-4
- Apostolic Letter of the Holy Father Pope evangelii GAUDIUM Francis, ed. by the Secretariat of the German Bishops ' Conference, Bonn 2013, 196 pp.
Online edition and summaries
- Apostolic Letter - Gaudium Gospel of the Holy Father Pope Francis to the bishops, to the priests and deacons, the consecrated persons and the lay faithful through the preaching of the Gospel in the world today (PDF, 1.1 MB), 26. November 2013, on Vatican.va
- Bernd Hagenkord: "revolution of tender love ," Vatican Radio Blog, November 26, 2013
- Comment and Summary of Vittorio Bellavite, coordinator of " Noi Siamo Chiesa ", November 27, 2013, at we -are- kirche.de