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''Ordinatio Sacerdotalis'' ((英語:''Priestly Ordination'')) is an Apostolic Letter issued by Pope John Paul II on 22 May 1994 whereby he expounded upon the Catholic Church's position requiring "the reservation of priestly ordination to men alone" and stated that ''"the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women"''. While the document itself states that it was written so ''"that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance"'', it has been contested by some Catholics since its issuance, both in substance and in the level of its teaching. Most scholars agree it is not an infallible statement, as it does not define any teaching related to faith or morals. Citing an earlier Vatican document, "Declaration ''Inter Insigniores'' on the question of the Admission of Women to the Ministerial Priesthood" issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in October 1976, Pope John Paul explains the official Roman Catholic understanding that the priesthood is a special role specially set out by Jesus when he chose twelve men out of his group of male and female followers. Pope John Paul notes that Jesus chose the Twelve〔cf. Mk 3:13-14; Jn 6:70〕 after a night in prayer (cf. Lk 6:12) and that the Apostles themselves were careful in the choice of their successors. The priesthood is "specifically and intimately associated in the mission of the Incarnate Word himself."〔cf. Mt 10:1, 7-8; 28:16-20; Mk 3:13-16; 16:14-15〕 The letter concludes with the words: Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church's divine constitution itself, in virtue of Our ministry of confirming the brethren.〔cf. Lk 22:32〕 We declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church's faithful. (''Declaramus Ecclesiam facultatem nullatenus habere ordinationem sacerdotalem mulieribus conferendi, hancque sententiam ab omnibus Ecclesiae fidelibus esse definitive tenendam.'') ''Ordinatio Sacerdotalis'' was not issued under the extraordinary papal magisterium as an ''ex cathedra'' statement, and so is not considered infallible in itself. Some consider its contents infallible under the ordinary magisterium, saying this doctrine has been held consistently by the Church. In a ''responsum ad dubium'' (reply to a doubt) explicitly approved by Pope John Paul II and dated October 1995, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its opinion that the teaching of ''Ordinatio Sacerdotalis'' had been "set forth infallibly by the ordinary and universal Magisterium" and accordingly was "to be held definitively, as belonging to the deposit of faith".〔http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/teach/ordisace2.htm CDF's Reply to a Doubt, approved by Pope John Paul II, in which the Congregation affirms that the doctrine of Ordinatio Sacerdotalis has been set forth infallibly〕〔http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/teach/ordisace3.htm Letter of the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, on the CDF's Reply affirming the infallible character of the teaching contained in the Apostolic Letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis〕 In 1998, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued another opinion, a Doctrinal Commentary on ''Ad Tuendam Fidem''〔"(DOCTRINAL COMMENTARY ON THE CONCLUDING FORMULA OF THE PROFESSIO FIDEI )", Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Originally published in ''L'Osservatore Romano: Weekly Edition in English, ''15 July 1998, 3-4. Accessed 28 January, 2014〕 to state that the teaching of ''Ordinatio Sacerdotalis'' was not taught as being divinely revealed, although it might someday be so taught in the future: == See also == * Dogma (Roman Catholic) *Ordination of women *Roman Catholic Church *Pope John Paul II *Sacerdotalism 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「Ordinatio Sacerdotalis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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