Some Current Latin Practices Concerning the Sacrament of Confirmation

An Occasion for Rapprochment of the Latin and Eastern Traditions

Authors

  • Astrid Kaptijn University of Fribourg

Keywords:

Sacraments of Initiation, Eastern Traditions, Baptism, Eucharist, Vatican II, Ecumenism

Abstract

The author briefly presents the "different practices" regarding the sacraments of initiation, especially confirmation, the order of its administration, age, etc., that were present in the Oriental and Latin Churches. She discusses to what extent the "restored order" of the administration of these sacraments, introduced, especially, by Vatican II, functios as an "ecumenical rapproachment" between the East and West. Celebrating Confirmation in between Baptism and Eucharist is more appropriate as the gift of the Holy Spirit received in its fullness better prepares and leads one to the reception of the Eucharist whereby one is fully joined to the Body of Christ. She concludes the study by presenting the "theological arguments" that justify the introduction of new changes.

Author Biography

Astrid Kaptijn, University of Fribourg

Astrid Kaptijn was born in the Netherlands. She took Master's Degree in theology in 1993 (Amsterdam), pursued canon law studies in Strasbourg and Paris (1985-1992) and obtained licentiate in Eastern Canon Law from the Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome (1997) and doctorate in canon law in 2007 (Paris) with a dissertation on the "Canonical Status and Legal Regulations of the Eastern Catholic Communities in France (1921-2000)." She was Lecturer/Assistant Professor of Canon Law in Paris, Metz, Lille, Angers, Aix-en-Provence, Yaounde (Cameroon) from 1997-2010. She is a guest professor for Eastern Canon Law in Louvain (Belgium) since 2008. Now, since January 2010, she works as associate professor of Canon Law at the Faculty of Theology, University of Fribourg (Switzerland).

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Published

2020-08-02

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law

Section

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