The Ecclesiality of faith as a provocative and compassionate memory. Contributions of Johann Baptist Metz in 'Memoria Passionis: a provocative evocation in a pluralistic society'.

Abstract

The article seeks to investigate the ecclesial dimension of the Christian faith present in the theology of Johann Baptist Metz and political theology. In this work, the author asks how Christianity has to announce its message amid the current conditions marked by the sign of pluralism. The way of the announcement is for Metz in compassion, which will be the attitude that will allow Christianity to dialogue with other manifestations, both religious and social, political or cultural. At the level of religions, dialogue is described by the author as an indirect ecumene of religions, which is the space by which religions will face the great situations of injustice and suffering in the world. This provides the basis for Metz to advocate for a renewal in the Church based on compassion which means thinking and realizing a theology of a polycentric and multicultural nature. Pluralism for our author ultimately represents a vital opportunity to rethink the universal character (catholicity) of the Christian faith while at the same time demanding a new repositioning of the Christian religion in the public space.