John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences

The John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences is a Roman Catholic pontifical institute of theological studies on marriage and family with affiliated campuses around the world.

Not to be confused with John Paul II Institute.

John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences
Latin: Pontificium Institutum Theologicum pro Scientiis de Matrimonio et Familia sancto Ioanni Paulo II dicatum
TypePrivate, Pontifical, Graduate School
Established1982
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ChancellorVincenzo Paglia
PresidentPierangelo Sequeri
Vice-ChancellorDiocesan ordinary of each session
Location
Rome
,
Italy (central session)

The Institute was founded by Pope John Paul II in 1982 as the Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in the Apostolic Constitution Magnum Matrimonii Sacramentum. Pope Francis gave it a new name and redefined its mission on 8 September 2017 in his motu proprio Summa familiae cura ("By the greatest concern for the family") published on 19 September.[1][lower-alpha 1]

Mission

Since its reorganization in 2017, the Institute confers on its own authority, rather than through the Lateran University, degrees including Doctor, Licentiate, and Diploma of Science in Marriage and Family. It had previously granted theology degrees, but Francis modified its focus saying that the current situation "require an analytical and diversified approach, and does not allow us to limit ourselves to pastoral and missionary practices that reflect forms and models of the past." To theology he added analysis of contemporary society: "we must look with the intelligence of love and with wise realism at the reality of the family today, in all its complexity, and in its lights and shadows".[3] Just as John Paul II cited the 1980 Synod of Bishops and the exhortation he wrote afterwards, Familiaris Consortio, Francis noted the work of the Synod of Bishops in 2014 and 2015 and his exhortation Amoris Laetitia.[1] Archbishop Paglia anticipated inviting additional faculty and experts in light of the Institute's expanded mandate, including non-Catholics. He said the Institute "dialogues with everyone" and "it clear that the dialogue with those who aren't Catholic must be done".[4][5] He located the Institute's new emphasis on research and social sciences in the point made in Francis' encyclical Lumen fidei that "Catholic thought must enter into dialogue with all the other cultural perspectives, both for convincing them as much as possible, and also for seeing what truth they might contain".[6]

Governance

The Institute's governance is, as a pontifical school, largely made up of Roman Catholic hierarchy. Since August 2016, the Grand Chancellor has been Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia.[7] The Vice-Chancellor of each session is the ordinary of the diocese in which it is located.

List of Grand Chancellors

From its founding in 1982 until 2016, the vicar general of Rome held the title of grand chancellor ex officio in his capacity as grand chancellor of the Lateran.

List of Presidents

Locations

The institute's locations include:[8]

Notes
  1. Francis published his letter relaunching the Institute on the first anniversary of a letter sent to him by four cardinals asking him to clarify points he made in Amoris laetitia. La Croix said it "clearly appeared as a response".[2]

References
  1. San Martín, Inés (19 September 2017). "Pope Francis reboots the John Paul II institute on marriage and family". CRUX. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. Senèze, Nicolas (24 September 2017). "Le pape confirme sa vision large de la famille". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. O'Connell, Gerard (19 September 2017). "Pope Francis redirects mission of John Paul II institute on marriage, family". America. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. Harris, Elise (19 September 2017). "Pope Francis retools John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  5. Glatz, Carol (19 September 2017). "Pope expands scope of John Paul II institute on marriage, family". Catholic News Service. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. Allen Jr., John L. (23 September 2017). "Paglia: Pope not backing down on pro-life cause, he's doubling down". CRUX. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  7. "Archbishop Paglia Named President of Life Academy". Zenit. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  8. "Presentation > International Sections". Pontificio Instituto Giovanni Paolo II. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  9. "About > The Institute Around the World". John Paul II Institute. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2007.

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