| Author Quoted | Karl Rahner |
| Title Quoted | The Dynamic Element in the Church (Quaestiones Disputatae) |
| Date (Year/Month/Day) | 1966/10/04 |
| Imprint | Freiburg : [s.n.]. 1964 |
| Quotation | K. Rahner shows why the Church is justified in being suspicious of those who claim charismatic privileges: "She knows that only too often, as far as we can see, ultimate fulfillment and maturity is denied to such charismatic enthusiasm, that the holy venture of voluntary poverty, of a holy renunciation of earthly fulfillment, of contemplation in silence and obscurity is only blessed with meager fruits "¦." p. 60-61 This is a passage where he defends the Church's right to "administer" the charismata and set bounds on claims to exercise them. [Then some other quotes from this book by Rahner] |
| Quotation Source | Learning to love: exploring solitude and freedom. The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 6, 1966-1967.; Edited by Christine M. Bochen. / [San Francisco] : HarperCollins. 1997, p. 146 |
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