RICAPLAZA, Dana Denisse
San Beda College Alabang, School of Law LAW203R LAW203R – Seina! 3
PCP II Dec!ees •
In"!od#c"ion o
While "he Second $a"ican a"ican %!od#ced &' doc#en"s( )hese doc#en"s doc# en"s ebodied $a"ican*s $a"ican*s II*s II*s %as"o!al s%i!i" of +#%da"ing and wen" so fa! as %!od#cing h-b!id "e." f!o local ecclesial g!o#nds of fo!e! /#!o%ean and Ae!ican colonies( S#ch "e." show no" onl- signs of %os"colonial s"!#ggle b#" also "he 1 #ali"- of sensi"ii"- "o local socioc#l"#!al con"e."
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)he Ch#!ch in "he Phili%%ines cae o#" wi"h i"s own doc#en" – one of "he -o#nges" of "he fail- of %as"o!all-o!ien"ed doc#en"s – fo!ed a" "he Second Plena!Co#nsel of "he Phili%%ines in &&( )he doc#en" d oc#en" is now 4nown as )he Ac"s and Dec!ees of PCP II
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PCP II o
PCP II was fi!s" %lanned in "he 5'"h Plena!- Assebl- of "he CBCP in 6an#a!- &77
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)he ain !easons fo! "he need of PCP II was &( )he an- changes changes "ha" "ha" hae "a4en "a4en %lace in "he "he Ch#!ch as as a !es#l" !es#l" of "he II $a"ican Co#ncil "oge"he! wi"h "he %!o#lga"ion of "he n ew Code of Canon Law( 2( )he changes changes "ha" occ#! occ#! in "he Ch#!ch Ch#!ch in "he "he Phili%%ines Phili%%ines and and in Phili%%ine Phili%%ine socie"socie"af"e! "he celeb!a"ion of "he fi!s" Plena!- Co#ncil in & 53 wi"h new %!oblea"ic and new %as"o!al iss#es
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8nce "he %!o%osal "o hold "he II Plena!- Co#ncil of "he Phili%%ines had been a%%!oed b- "he CBCP "he ne." s"e% was "o as4 fo! "he fo!al a%%!oal of Roe(
)his !e1#es" was ade in a le""e! of "he CBCP P!esiden" A!chbisho% Leona!do Legas%i, 8P, D(D( of A#g#s" A#g#s" &, &77 &7 7 add!essed "o Be!na!din Ca!dinal 9an"in, P!efec" of "he Cong!ega"ion fo! Bisho%s(
)he le""e! of a%%!oal signed b- Ca!dinal 9an"in was da"ed :o( &0, &77 and "!ansi""ed "o "he CBCP b- "he A%os"olic :#ncia"#!e on :o( &', &77(
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PCP II had a Solen, Li"#!gical 8%ening a" "he Basilica of "he Iac#la"e Conce%"ion of "he ;anila Ca"hed!al on 6an#a!- 20, &&(
)he %!inci%al celeb!an" was "he Co#ncil P!esiden", A!chbisho% Leona!do Z( Legas%i, 8P, D(D(, A!chbisho% of :#ea Cace!es, conceleb!an"s we!e A!chbisho% 9ian $incen
Leona!do Zao!a Lega<%i, 8(P( =25 :oebe! &35 – 7 A#g#s" 20&>? was "he A!chbisho% /e!i"#s of "he Roan Ca"holic A!chdiocese of Cace!es, and was "he fo!e! P!esiden" of "he Ca"holic Bisho%@s Confe!ence of "he Phili%%ines =&77–&&?( e was a%%oin"ed as "he fi!s" ili%ino Rec"o! ;agnific#s of "he Pon"ifical and Ro-al nie!si"- of San"o )oas in &0( 8n Sa"#!da-, Se%"ebe! 7, 20&2, Po%e Benedic" E$I acce%"ed his !e"i!een" as ;e"!o%oli"an A!chbisho% of Cace!es, and naed Bisho% Rolando 6oen )!ia )i!ona, 8(C(D(, as A!chbisho%elec"( A!chbisho% )i!ona, who #n"il "hen had been "he Bisho% P!ela"e of "he Roan Ca"holic )e!!i"o!ial P!ela"#!e of Infan"a in "he Phili%%ines, iedia"el- s#cceeded "o "he see #%on "he acce%"ance of his a%%oin"en" and was fo!all- ins"alled as ;e"!o%oli"an A!chbisho% of Cace!es on &> :oebe! 20&2(
75 A!chbisho%s and Bisho%s and oe! 250 %!ies"s, also %!esen" in "hei! !es%ec"ie %laces of hono! we!e ;anila A!chbisho% 6aie Ca!dinal Sin, D(D( and Ceb# A!chbisho% Rica!do Ca!dinal $idal, D(D(
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8n 6an#a!- 20, &&, "he Second Plena!- Co#ncil of "he Phili%%ines was fo!allconened(
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8n 6an#a!- 2&, &&, PCP II*s !eg#la! session s"a!"ed( )he Co#ncil was %!esided bA!chbisho% Leona!do EZ( Legas%i, 8P, and ac"#al sessions las"ed fo! 2' da-s
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8n eb &5, "he o"a"ion and a%%!oal of "he whole doc#en" ens#ed(
I" was a%%!oed b- "he delega"esF 3&3 cons#l"a"ie o"es and 75 delibe!a"ie o"es
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)he Ac"s and Dec!ees of "he PCP II was co%le"ed a" "he San Ca!los La- o!a"ion Cen"!e
Aong "he delega"es we!e o
' Bisho%s
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&70 $ica! 9ene!als and /%isco%al $ica!s
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2& ;aGo! S#%e!io!s of Ins"i"#"es of Consec!a"ed Life and Socie"ies of A%os"olic Life
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&2 Rec"o!sH P!esiden"s of Ca"holic nie!si"ies
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2> Rec"o!s of /cclesias"ical ac#l"ies and ;aGo! Seina!ies and Deans of )heolog- and Canon Law
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&5' Law delega"es
)ha" "o"als "o >7 %a!"ici%an"s( La- %!esen"a"ion was abo#" 33 of "he delega"es( )he!e we!e & woen delega"es =&2n#nsF 5 la-?
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8n eb!#a!- &, af"e! 2 da-s, PCP II was fo!all- closed
In "he oil- delie!ed on "he closing da- of PCP II o
8#! ision of "he Ch#!ch as co#nion, %a!"ici%a"ion, and ission, abo#" "he Ch#!ch as %!ies"l-, %!o%he"ic and 4ingl- %eo%le, and as a Ch# !ch of "he Poo! J a Ch#!ch "ha" is !enewed J is "oda- finding e.%!ession in one ecclesial oeen"( )his is "he oeen" "o fos"e! Basic /cclesial Co#ni"ies =PCP II, &3?(
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+)he- a!e sall co#ni"ies of Ch!is"ians, #s#all- of failies, who ga"he! a!o#nd "he Wo!d of 9od and "he /#cha!is"( )hese co#ni"ies a!e #ni"ed "o "hei! %as"o!s b#" a!e inis"e!ed "o !eg#la!l- b- la- leade!s( )he ebe!s 4no w each o"he! b- nae and sha!e no" onl- "he Wo!d of 9od and "he /#cha!is" b#" also "hei! conce!ns bo"h a"e!ial and s%i!i"#al( )he- hae a s"!ong sense of belongingness and of !es%onsibili"- fo! one ano"he!( =PCP II &37?
)he Ch#!ch of "he Poo! becae in PCPII one of "he "h!ee 4e- "heesF Co#ni"- of Ch!is"*s Disci%les, Ch#!ch of "he Poo!, and Rene wed In"eg!al /angeli
PCP II was a%%!oed b- Po%e 6ohn Pa#l II on A%!il &&, &2 and %!o#lga"ed on A%!il 25, &2, "h!o#gh a Dec!ee iss#ed b- Be!na!din Ca!dinal 9an"in, P!efec", Cong!ega"ion fo! Bisho%s of "he $a"ican(
Dec!ees •
Dec!ees of %lena!- co#ncils #s" be s#bi""ed, befo!e %!o#lga"ion, fo! "he confi!a"ion, !ecogni"ion and !eision of "he ol- See( S#ch !ecogni"ion does no" i%lan a%%!oal of all "he !eg#la"ions s#bi""ed b- "he co#ncil(
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Bisho%s hae "he %owe! of !ela.ing dec!ees of a %lena!- co#ncil in %a!"ic#la! cases in "hei! own dioceses, #nless "he co#ncil was confi!ed in fo!a s%ecifica a" Roe( In li4e anne!, when no s%ecific confi!a"ion of "he dec!ees has been acco!ded, i" is lawf#l "o a%%eal f!o "hese co#ncils(
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In ode!n "ies, i" is no" #n#s#al fo! "he ol- See "o confi! co#ncils in fo!a s%ecifica, b#" onl- "o acco!d "he "he necessa!- !ecogni"ion(
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If, conse1#en"l-, an-"hing be fo#nd in "hei! ac"s con"!a!- "o "he coon law of "he Ch#!ch, i" wo#ld hae no binding fo!ce #nless a s%ecial a%os"olic de!oga"ion we!e ade in i"s fao#!(
PCP II Dec!ees •
PCP II doc#en" is a %!od#c" of disc#ssions aong !e%!esen"a"ie f!o "he ch#!ch hie!a!ch-, !eligio#s cong!ega"ions, "he acadee, %as"o!al co#ncils, co#ni"- o!gani
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)he final Concilia! doc#en" consis"ed of '& %a!ag!a%hs and &32 dec!ees(
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A cen"!al idea "ha" gies "he PCP II doc#en"s i"s dis"ing#ishing s"a% is "ha" of "he Ch#!ch of "he Poo!( I" is i"s 4e- idea b#" i" has a long his"o!- and is based on #l"i%le so#!ces and %la"fo!sF "he Sac!ed Sc!i%"#!es, Concilia!H/%isco%al doc#en"s, Pa%al "eaching, disc#ssion g!o#%s, and local ecclesial 4nowledgeH%!a.is( /en"#all-, "he ision of "he Ch#!ch of "he Poo! fo#nd i"s locali
Ch#!ch of "he Poo! •
)he Ch#!ch of "he Poo! becae %a!" of PCP II beca#se of soe fo#nda"ional so#!ces( Behind "his cen"!al idea is a whole #nie!se of "e."sHcon"e."s dealing wi"h %oe!"-, "he %oo!, and "he %oo! Ch!is"(
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)his !e1#i!es "ha" "he leade! and ebe!s of "he Ch#!ch eb!ace eangelical %oe!"-, lie a si%le lifes"-le and sha!e "hei! !eso#!ces wi"h "he %oo!
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)hose who a!e no" %oo!, "o be in solida!i"- wi"h "he %oo! and "o defend "he i! !igh"s
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)he %oo! ebe!s a!e e%owe!ed and called "o ac"iel- %a!"ici%a"e in "he lifeK ission of "he Ch#!ch
Catechesis
)he PCP II also %!oides fo! "he new eangeli
)he :ew /angeli
nde! "he ;essage of Sala"ion is "he !enewed Ca"echesis
)he PCP II !enewed Ca"echesis in "he Phili%%ines b- cobining "wo eleen"sF "he social a%os"ola"e and wo!shi%(
)he PCP II balances bo"h eleen"s "o a4e "he Ca"echesis in "he Phili%%ines o!e effec"ie(
)he said !enewal of "he Ca"echesis he!e in "he Phili%%ines is "hen a%%lied in "he /d#ca"ion in "he ai"h(
)he PCP II in"!od#ces "he Ca"echesis "o "he %#blic school s-s"e he!e in "he Phili%%ines(
)he ai is fo! "he #nde!s"anding of "he Ch!is"ian fai"h b- "he fai"hf#l a" an ea!l- age so "he- will hae a fo#nda"ion in "hei! deelo%en" -ea!s(
Ca"holic ed#ca"ional ins"i"#"ions we!e de"e!ined as i"al ins"!#en"s in s%!eading "he !enewed eangeli
)he PCP II dec!eed "ha" eangeli
)he %#!%ose of "his is "o %!od#ce %!ofessionals "ha" has Ch!is"ian al#es(
Refe!encesF Dagang, e!dinand( !o $a"ican II "o PCP II "o B/C )oo( Re"!ieed f!oF h""%sFHHwww(acadeia(ed#H&20&&333H!o$a"icanII"oPCPII"oB/C)oo S4in A4in( =20&5 ;a!ch 3&?( )he Second Plena!- Co#ncil of "he Phili%%ines =PCP II?( Re"!ieed f!oF h""%sFHH%!e
