CHARISMS AS MEDIATION BETWEEN BAPTISM AND MINISTRIES IN THE CHURCH ECCLESIOLOGICAL AND CANONICAL PERSPECTIVES

The question of personal charisms in the Church was briefly addressed by the Second Vatican Council, but it does not seem to have received much attention from theologians and canonists following the Council. The A. is of the opinion that the current reflections on synodality in the Church call for a reconsideration and deepening of this aspect. It is a question of examining which ecclesiology seems most appropriate for integrating personal charisms, what the relationship between charisms and ministries might be, as well as the question of whether an institutionalization of charisms is desirable. The ecclesiological perspective and the place given to each member of the faithful with his or her charisms, underlining the responsibility of each one, can contribute to a greater awareness of the need for accountability.