“Dei Verbum” and the 60th Anniversary of Vatican II
Friends, in this 60th year since the calling of the Second Vatican Council, I find myself reflecting most of all on Dei Verbum, the constitution on divine revelation, which should be seen as the interpretive lens for the entire council. If we forget the central teaching of Dei Verbum, then Lumen Gentium, Sacrosanctum Concilium, and Gaudium et Spes will be fundamentally misunderstood.
Dei Verbum, which was greatly influenced by the late Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), wonderfully highlights that Christianity is a revealed religion. Christianity is not primarily the story of our search for God; it is the story of God’s relentless search for us. It is not primarily our words about God, but rather God’s Word spoken to us. Hence, Christianity is not something that we have invented; instead, it is something that we have received.
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