

La sinodalidad de la Iglesia en la época de los Padres
Abstract
El presente artículo trata sobre la actividad sinodal de la Iglesia en la antigüedad cristiana. Ya en los Hechos de los Apóstoles, san Lucas describe las deliberaciones del Concilio de Jerusalén, durante las cuales se resolvió el problema del conflicto de Antioquía. Sin embargo, el verdadero desarrollo de la vida sinodal se produjo en el siglo II, cuando, ante diversos problemas que afectaban a las comunidades cristianas, los obispos decidieron que sólo podían resolverlos juntos, dentro de la comunidad. La esencia de los sínodos y concilios reunidos era su colegialidad. Todos los participantes del concilio o sínodo tenían derecho a voz y todos firmaban los documentos adoptados durante la asamblea. Al tomar decisiones, estaban convencidos de que estaban iluminados por el Espíritu Santo. La finalidad de los concilios y sínodos reunidos era discutir cuestiones y problemas doctrinales y disciplinarios. Debido a la multiplicidad de asuntos tratados por los concilios y sínodos, el artículo indica solo los más importantes. El análisis del contenido de los documentos sinodales conservados hasta hoy nos permite concluir que los participantes en los sínodos trataron principalmente de los problemas actuales que preocupaban a las comunidades eclesiales. Sin embargo, es difícil encontrar en ellos indicaciones sobre la planificación de la actividad pastoral de la Iglesia.
The article discusses the synodal activity of the Church in Christian antiquity. Already St. Luke in the Acts of the Apostles describes the deliberations of the Council of Jerusalem, during which the problem of the Antiochian conflict was resolved. However, the real development of synodal life took place in the second century, when, in the face of various problems affecting the Christian communi-ties, the bishops decided they could only remedy them in the community. The essence of the assembling synods and councils was their collegiality. All partic-ipants of the synods had a right to express their opinion and everyone signed the adopted resolutions. Making decisions, they were convinced that they were assisted by the Holy Spirit. The purpose of the assembling councils and synods was to discuss doctrinal and disciplinary issues and problems. Because of the multiplicity of matters dealt with by councils and synods, the article indicates only the most important of them. The analysis of the contents of the synod documents that have survived to this day allows us to conclude that the synod fa-thers dealt primarily with the current problems bothering ecclesial communities. However, it is difficult to find in them any indications concerning the planning of the pastoral activity of the Church.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3308/ath.v36i2.628
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