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The Community of the Beatitudes is one of the "new communities" established in the Catholic Church after the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) in the movement of the Charismatic Renewal Movement. It was founded in France in 1973, and came under the ecclesial authority of the Archbishop of Albi in southern France since May 1975 (Foundation in Cordes).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://cordes.beatitudes.org/ )〕 It was recognised in 2002 by the Holy See as an association of the faithful. On December 3, 2008, the Pontifical Council for the Laity asked the Community to change its canonical form and come under the authority of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. On June 29, 2011, the Holy See recognised the Community of the Beatitudes as a Public Association of the Faithful under the ecclesial authority of the Archbishop of Toulouse. Situated in the charismatic renewal movement, its spirituality is both Eucharistic and Marian, inspired by the Carmelite tradition and living out the spirit of the Beatitudes (Matthew chapter 5). It gathers together the faithful of all states of life (families, single people, priests and consecrated brothers and sisters), who share a common vocation of prayer and fraternal communion, combining a marked contemplative dimension with numerous apostolic and missionary activities such as parishes, hospital and health care, Marian sanctuaries, retreat centres and ministry to the poor. In the past, the community was the subject of complaints in justice and judicial investigations showing questionable practices: the MIVILUDES asked the prefect of Haute-Garonne to check the legality of voluntary work. The Community of the Beatitudes sued certain newspapers and authors for such allegations and won convictions on the ground of libel. ==History== The community was founded in Montpellier on 25 May 1973 by two couples, as the "Community of the Lion of Judah and the Slain Lamb" (Communauté du Lion de Juda et de l'Agneau Immolé). One of the founders, Gérard Croissant, had previously decided to become a Protestant pastor.〔 ''Les communautés nouvelles'', Frédéric Lenoir, Fayard editions, Rungis, November 1988, p. 156,159 (ISBN 9782213021188)〕 However, he embraced Catholicism in 1975 and was ordained deacon in 1978 under the name "Brother Ephraim" (Frère Éphraïm).〔 ''Les communautés nouvelles - Nouveaux visages du catholicisme'', Olivier Landron, November 2004, Le Cerf editions, Histoire collection, p. 325-326 (ISBN 9782204073059)〕 In 1984, there were 300 members in 15 houses, six being outside France,〔''Les pluies de l'arrière-saison'', Frère Ephraïm, p. 131〕 according to the community. In 1991, it was named "Community of the Beatitudes".〔 ''Les communautés nouvelles - Nouveaux visages du catholicisme'' Olivier Landron, November 2004, Le Cerf editions, Histoire collection, p. 16-17 (ISBN 9782204073059)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Community of the Beatitudes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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