Timothy: Preparing for The Holy Eucharist within the Community when Communication is Non-verbal
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Talitha Cooreman-Guittin
Abstract
Persons with intellectual disabilities are still regularly refused access to the Eucharist, as illustrated in an article in the Washington Post. Although Pope Francis and several Bishops’ Conferences and the new Directory for Catechesis (n°269–272) have made it clear that Catholics with disabilities have a right to participate in the sacraments as all other members of the ecclesial community, many church leaders still refrain from allowing persons with profound intellectual disabilities to access the Eucharist. This article investigates the experience of a pastoral team that prepared First Communion of a young boy with profound intellectual disabilities. The experience raised practical theological, pedagogical and pastoral ecclesial issues to be solved. These issues structure the article.
Zusammenfassung
Menschen mit schweren geistigen Behinderungen werden noch immer regelmäßig von der Feier des Abendmahls ausgeschlossen, obwohl Papst Franziskus und mehrere Bischofskonferenzen und das neue Direktorium für Katechese klargestellt haben, dass die Sakramente allen katholischen Gläubigen offenstehen müssen. Dieser Aufsatz berichtet von den Erfahrungen und Herausforderugngen eines gemeindepädagogischen Teams dabei, einen geistig schwerbehinderten Jungen auf die Erstkommunion vorzubereiten. Im Zuge dieses Vorhabens waren praktisch-theologische, pädagogische und kontextuelle Probleme zu lösen.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Editorial
- Research Articles
- Encountering the Other: Postmodern and Barthian Pastoral Theologies in Dialogue
- Openness to Faith as a Disposition for Teachers in Catholic Schools
- Spiritual Talk: Addressing Existential Themes in Interfaith Encounters
- Timothy: Preparing for The Holy Eucharist within the Community when Communication is Non-verbal
- Recasting Ethics of Face and Hiya (Shame) in the Light of Cybersexual Violence Against Women
- International Report
- Practical Theologies in Chinese Speaking Societies—A Cross-Cultural Consideration
