The Catholic Theological Society of America is a professional association mostly in the United States and Canada. It is a Catholic organization that was founded in 1946 to promote studies and research in theology within the Catholic tradition. It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas relating to theology, problems, and how to develop a more effective educational approach.
Role and activities
The Society also tries to foster within the Christian community a better understanding of their faith. It advances its work through annual June conventions, scholarly publications and committees that work throughout the year.
The president of the CTSA for 2007-2008 is Margaret O'Gara, of the Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto. She will be succeeded by Terrence W. Tilley of Fordham University for 2008-2009.
The John Courtney Murray award is the highest honour bestowed by the Catholic Theological Society of America, named after a theologian known for his work on religious liberty.
Controversies
The Society has been criticized by the Vatican for its dissident leanings, most notably by John Paul II in his declaration Ad Tuendam Fidem. Also, theologian Roger Haight, who was censored by the Holy See, is a former president of the Society. [1] Richard McBrien is another past president of the CTSA.
In response to Ordinatio Sacerdotalis, the Catholic Theological Society of America set up a Task Force to study the question. The Task Force produced a report:‘Tradition and the Ordination of Women’, which concluded that ‘Ordinatio Sacerdotalis’ is mistaken with regard to its claims on the authority of this teaching and its grounds in Tradition. [2]
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