I quattro principi dell'Unione Leonima 1897: sfondo e contesto.

• Autores: Maurice Carmody
• Localización: Antonianum, ISSN 0003-6064, Nº. 1 (Ianuarius-Martius), 1998, págs. 79-109
• Idioma: italiano
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• Resumen

  • Pope Leo XIII was convinced that the continuing fourfold division of the order of Friars Minor (Observants, Reform, Discalced or Alcantarines, Recollects) was a hindrance to the true reform of the Order as a whole. They could not work together effectively. "The Minister General," he wrote in the Bull of Union (Felicitate quadam), "does not have complete and absolute power over all the families. Some are authorised by particular statutes to refuse certain of his specific regulations and commands; as a result, it is evident that the tendency to continual disagreement among themselves remains a reality." The remedy for this problem was to be found in a unification of the families based on four principles: 1) A single general code of legislation in conformity with the spirit and purity of the Rule of St. Francis. 2) A governing hierarchy in conformity with the new general legislation; 3) The right of each province to have its own local statutes provided they did not contradict the general legislation. 4) The designation, in each province, of one or more friaries as ouses of recollection for those friars desirous of leading a more perfect or austere lige. This article examines the background, development and implementation of these four principles following the publication of Felicitate quadam on 4 October 1897. The text is available in English from the author. A small donation to cover costs and postage would be appreciated.