Catholic Church and Charismatic Renewal
David Peterman's Report - Catholic Church and Charismatic Renewal
David Peterman, one of the coordinators and founding members of the Christian Community of God's Delight in Dallas. His introductory email follows:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I am attaching a PDF file that I have just completed that provides in summary form easy access to authoritative sources in English of the official position of the Catholic Church regarding the worldwide Catholic Charismatic Renewal and its Covenant Communities.
Using historical event dates for each document with highlight quotes and connecting dialogue, it traces the historic development of the official position of the Church over the past century through the official statements of the Popes and authorized bishops as the Pentecostal revival was birthed and has matured, especially in the past 20 years. This document was envisioned at the time of my Catholic Fraternity History document from last year's Conference as a complementary reference to our history. (History document is available on request.)
I hope that you will be able to at least read the summary statements so you can see how fully the Renewal is at the heart of the Church's prayer and hopes for renewal and continuing its mission to evangelize the nations. I encourage those who can to use the embedded hyperlinks to read some of the more important documents themselves. It is an awesome thing to fall into the hands of the Living God, and these documents clearly say we have!
Please let me know if you find any errors, omissions or have any suggestions for improvement. I would like this to be an living document with ongoing updates. God is not finished with us yet, not by a long shot. Feel free to forward it to others who may benefit from it.
I want to thank all those who have helped and encouraged this work, especially Nancy Ward who provided editorial assistance and my wife Jo who has patiently supported me for these past many months.
Your servant in Christ,
David Peterman (Sr.)
