A Letter from Francis about:
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A CHANGE OF EPOCH A A motu proprio is an apostolic letter personally signed by the pope indicating his special interest in the subject. In this motu proprio Pope Francis approved new statutes for the Pontifical Academy of Theology. 21 December 2013
If theology is to be enhanced in the future, it is not enough to repeat the formulae and acts that derive from the thinking of past times. Its vocation is located in the present time in order to interpret prophetically and in new ways which look forward into the future. Beneath the light of Revelation, theology has to face the profound cultural changes [of our time], conscious that: ‘What we are living through is not simply a time of change, but a change of epoch.’1