This article revisits the debate leading to the inclusion of the notion of a “hierarchy” of truths in the Second Vatican Council’s Decree on Ecumenism to show that it not only concerns the presentation of Catholic doctrine in ecumenical dialogue but that it extends to all of Catholic teaching and practice and ought to serve as a guiding principle in the assessment of ecumenical agreements. Further, it argues that the soteriological criterion or horizon for properly weighing the truths of faith has yet to be fully received. The recent recognition of consensus on the basic truths relating to the doctrine of God’s saving grace between Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist, Reformed, and Catholic Communions represented by the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification has brought us into a new context, one that invites a more intentional application of this principle for the mutual recognition of shared faith.

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新语境下真理的“等级”

本文重新审视导致在梵蒂冈第二届大公会议关于普世主义的法令中纳入真理“等级制度”概念的争论，以表明它不仅涉及在普世对话中表达天主教教义，而且还涉及到所有天主教徒。教学和实践，并应作为评估普世协议的指导原则。此外，它还认为，正确衡量信仰真理的救恩论标准或视野尚未得到充分接受。最近，以《称义教义联合声明》为代表的路德宗、英国圣公会、卫理公会、改革宗和天主教团体之间就有关上帝救赎恩典教义的基本真理达成了共识，这将我们带入了一个新的背景，一个邀请更有意地应用这一原则以相互承认共同的信仰。