Relation of primacy and synodality in the light of the Second Vatican Council\u27s ecclesiology. Fundamental-theological framework and initiatives of Pope\u27s Francis\u27 Pontificate

Novozavjetni tekstovi svjedoče važnost koju imaju Dvanaestorica (apostolski kolegij ili zbor apostola) u djelu koje je započeo Isus Krist, a oni nastavili po njegovu nalogu (usp.: Mt 28,19-20). Jednako tako, neosporno je prvenstvo Petra u apostolskom kolegiju. On je prvi, protos. Njegova uloga unutar Dvanaestorice i uloga apostolskog zbora na čelu s Petrom, od samih je početaka kršćanstva važna za život Crkve. Oni stoje u njezinu temelju, spadaju među najvažnije čimbenike njezina rasta. To će se značenje kroz povijest nastaviti u nasljednicima apostola, pri čemu će Petrov nasljednik, kao i na početku, imati posebnu ulogu. Vjernički dinamizam prvotne Crkve pokazuje da uz neospornu važnost apostola, posebno Petra, imaju također i „presbiteroi“, ali i da u rješavanju pitanja za život zajednice, uz njih sudjeluje i „Crkva“. Upravo se iz toga dinamizma, koji strukturalno pripada bîti Crkve, rađa pitanje o odnosu primata (stvarnosti božanskog utemeljenja) i sinodalnosti kao izričaju Crkve kao zajednice Božjeg narodu na putu. U ovome radu te dvije stvarnosti želimo promatrati prvenstveno iz perspektive ekleziologije Drugoga vatikanskog koncila, a kao poseban vid njezine aktualizacije predstavit ćemo doprinos Pape Franje.The New Testament texts bear witness to the importance of the Twelve (the apostolic college or assembly of apostles) in the work that Jesus Christ began, and that continued according to His mandate (Cf., Matt 28:19-20). Equally, the primacy of Peter in the apostolic college is indisputable. He is the first, protos. From the very beginning of the Church, his role within the apostolic college and the role of the assembly of apostles with Peter as its head is important to the life of the Church. From their foundation, the apostles play one of the most important roles in the Church’s growth. Throughout history, this importance has continued in the role played by the successors of the apostles, where Peter’s successor has a specific role, as in the beginning. The religious dynamism of the early Church demonstrates that with the undeniable importance of the apostles, especially that of Peter, there is also an important role for the presbiteroi and in responding to questions of community life, the Church participates with them. Precisely from this dynamism, that emerges structurally from the essence of the Church as a community of God’s people, arises the question of the relationship between primacy (the reality of divine foundation) and synodality, as an expression of the Church as a community of God. In this article, these two realities are primarily considered in the context of the ecclesiology of the Second Vatical Council’s and the contribution of Pope Francis as a specific aspect of implementing this ecclesiology