Open AccessSynods and Synodality in Austrian Church after the Second Vatican Council
Author(s) -
Wilhelm Rees
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ecumeny and law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2391-4327
pISSN - 2353-4877
DOI - 10.31261/eal.2020.08.03
Subject(s) - holy see , papal infallibility , theology , classics , political science , law , philosophy , art
Synods have a long tradition in the ecclesiastical history, though their significance varied in different epochs of the Roman Catholic Church. Within the European area, synods gained in importance after the Second Vatican Council, although they appeared in a new or rather modified form. This also applies to the diocesan synods and the Austrian Synodal Process (1973/1974), which took place after and has been celebrated by the supporters of the Second Vatican Council.