THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, THE “PUBLICAN” BETWEEN POLITICAL ELITES AND CITIZEN. HOW MUCH INSTITUTIONALIZED RELIGION CAN POLITICAL COMMUNICATION HANDLE? / DIE ORTHODOXE KIRCHE RUMÄNIENS, DER „ZÖLLNER“ ZWISCHEN POLITISCHEN ELITEN UND BÜRGERN. WIEVIEL INS

Authors

  • Raul ROGNEAN Geschäftsführer des Demokratischen Forum der Deutschen in Hermannstadt, Stiftungsmitglied der Verein für Politische Bildung, Rumänien. Email: r_amharets@yahoo.com.

Keywords:

Orthodox Church, symphony, autocephaly, political theology

Abstract

In this paper, the author makes a strong case against the de-separation of state and Orthodox Church in Romania, especially in the political discourse. The religious discourse has been used by politicians to attack non-orthodox political enemies, while the church increased its influence in key political institutions, demanding more and more privileges, in the name of the symphony between church and state and of the autocephaly of the Romanian Orthodox Church. This paper deconstructs the concept of symphony and autocephaly and argues that their use in the political discourse goes far beyond their original meaning. The church uses these and similar concepts to engage a modern communicative interaction with the political and the public sphere using classical lobby but also new social media, besieging the public discourse, with the benefit of a large acceptance of theologically and democratically problematic ideas.

References

Alivizator, Nicos (1999), “A New Role for the Greek Church?”, in Journal of Modern Greek Studies, A1, S. 17–40.

Azkoul, Michael (2007), Sacerdotium et imperium: the Constantinian Renovatio according to the greek fathers, Missouri:St. Louis.

Basdekis, Athanasios (2007): Die Orthodoxe Kirche: Eine Handreichung für nicht-orthodoxe und orthodoxe Christen und Kirchen: Lembeck; Auflage: 7. überarb. u. aktualis. Auflage.

Barbulescu, Mihai; Dennis, Deletant; Hitchins, Keith; Papacostea, Șerban; Pompiliu, Teodor (1998): Istoria României, Bukarest, Editura Enciclopedică.

Böckeförde, Ernst Wolfgang (1982), Staat, Gesellschaft, Kirche, Freiburg.

Corduneanu, Ionut Gabriel (2006), „Autocefalie, ecumenicitate și naţionalitate în art. 2 al Statutului pentru Organizarea și Funcţionarea Bisericii Ortodoxe Române", in Studii Teologice, 1/2006, S152-176.

Deletant, Dennis (1998), Ceaușescu și Securitatea. Constrângere și disidenţă în România anilor 1965-1989, übersetzt von: GEORGETA, CIOCÂLTEA, Bukarest: Editura Humanitas,

Gillet, Olivier (2001), Religie și naţionalism. Ideologia BOR sub regimul communist, übersetzt: PETRIȘOR, Mariana: Bukarest: Editura Compania.

Habermas, Jürgen (2005), Zwischen Naturalismus und Religion. Philosophische Aufsätze, Frankfurt am Main.

Habermas, Jürgen (2001): Glauben und Wissen, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp.

Karaginis, Evangelos (2008), Die Kirche von Griechenland vor der Herausforderung der offenen Zukunft, Zürich.

Marga, Andrei (2006), Religia in Era Globalizarii (dt. Religion im Zeitalter der Globalisierung), Cluj:Fundatia pentru Studii Europene.

Patsavos, Lewis J. / Grube, George (2010): Ausgabe von George Grube The Orthodox Church A to Z: A Handbook For Orthodox Christians, Light and Life Publishing.

Patsavos, Lewis J. (2010), Primacy and Conciliarity (Studies in the Primacy of the See of Constantinople and the Synodal Structure of the Orthodox Church), Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Press.

Rau, Milo (2010), Die letzten Tage der Ceausescus. Dokumente, Materialien, Theorie: Berlin.

Rognean, Raul (2011), Beziehung von Staat und Kirche Einordnungsmöglichkeiten der Orthodoxie, univ. Dissertation, Klausenburg: Universitat Babes Bolyai.

Stoenești, Mihaipopescu (1989): „Bisericași (ne)legiuirile dictaturii. Fragmente din interviul acordat în exclusivitate de către P.F.P. Patriarh Teoctist”, România Liberă, 31 XII 1989, S4.

Oschlies, Wolf (1998), Ceausescus Schatten verschwindet. Politische Geschichte Rumäniens 1988-1998. Böhlau.

Dokumente

Floca, Ioan N., (2005): Canoanele Bisericii Ortodoxe. Note și comentarii, Bukarest: Editura Sofia 2005.

Verfassung Rumäniens 2001, unter: http://www.cdep.ro/pls/dic/act_show?ida=1 (Stand: 1.6.2013).

Verfassung Rumäniens – rev. 2003, (2007) Ed. Florin Ciutacu, Bukarest, Themis Cart.

Statutul pentru organizarea si functionarea Bisericii Ortodoxe Române, unter: http://www.patriarhia.ro/_upload/documente/statutul_bor.pdf (Stand: 1.06.2013).

Arhivele Naţionale Istorice Centrale (ANIC) (dt. Rumänisches Nationalarchiv für Geschichte): fond C.C. al P.C.R. - Cancelarie, dosar 85/1986, ff. 2r.-3r, dosar 220 (8)/1989, ff. 23, 25, dosar 183 (9)/1989, f. 30, dosar 190 (22 vol. II)/1989, ff. 5-6, 39, dosar 109/1989, f. 1.

Internetquellen

Catalan, Gabriel: Biserica Ortodoxă Română în anii 1989-1990. Raporturile dintre ierarhie și statul român, (dt. Die Rumänisch-Orthodoxe Kirche zw. 1989-1990. Die Beziehungen zwischen der Hierarchie und dem rumänischen Staat), am 16.03.2006, in: gabriel catalan blog, unter: http://gabrielcatalan.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/biserica-ortodoxa-romana-in-anii-1989-1990-raporturile-dintre-ierarhie-si-statul-roman/ (Stand: 1.06.2013).

Corley, Felix: rum. Übersetz.: The Independent: Teoctist, cantaretul lui Ceausescu, (dt. The Independent: Theoctist. Sänger des Ceausescu) am: 5 august 2007, in: România Liberă, unter: http://www.romanialibera.ro/actualitate/mapamond/the-independent-teoctist-cantaretul-lui-ceausescu-102797.html (Stand: 1.06.2013).

Lebrun, Sophie: L'Eglise orthodoxe, passive pendant la revolution roumaine: Alors que son role dans la révolution roumaine fut inexistant, la position de l'Eglise orthodoxe sous le règne de Ceausescu reste obscure, in: L’EXPRESS, 22.12.2009, ref. an: Michel, Kubler, in kat. Zeitung: La Croix, unter: http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/monde/europe/l-eglise-orthodoxe-passive-pendant-la-revolution-roumaine_837791.html (Stand/1.06.2013).

Mihai, Florin: Patriarhul Teoctist întrere înnoirea prin reflecţie și Frontul Salvării Naţionale,(dt. Patriarch zwischen Reflexion und Erneuerung von der Front zur Nationalen Rettung), am 8.03.2010, in: Jurnalul.ro, unter:http://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/patriarhul-teoctist-intre-reinnoirea-prin-reflectie-si-frontul-salvarii-nationale-537917.html(Stand: 1.06.2013).

Patsavos, Lewis J.: The Canonical Tradition of the Orthodox Church, unter: http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith7071 (Stand: 1.06.2013).

Patsavos, Lewis J.: Unity and Autocephaly: Mutually Exclusive?,unter: http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith8131(Stand: 1.06.2013).

Voicu, Ion: Istoricul Filip-Lucian Iorga, de ziua Regelui: Parlamentul României nu a aprobat nici o dată actul abdicării Majestăţii Sale Regele Mihai I., in: De Ce News, 09.11.2010, unter: http://www.dcnews.ro/2010/11/istoricul-filip-lucian-iorga-de-ziua-regelui-parlamentul-romaniei-nu-a-aprobat-niciodata-actul-abdicarii-majestatii-sale-regele-mihai-i/ (Stand: 1.06.2013).

Patriarhul Teoctist, un prelat deschis, dar cu o imagine pătată de trecutul său, (dt. Der Patriarch, ein Prälat mit befleckter Vergangenheit), am 2.8.2007, in: Gandul.info, unter: http://www.gandul.info/stiri/patriarhul-teoctist-un-prelat-deschis-dar-cu-o-imagine-patata-de-trecutul-sau-870522 (Stand: 1.06.2013).

Trecutul Comunist Al Patriarhului Teoctist (dt.Die kommunistische Vergangenheit des Patriarchs Teoctist), am 21.12.2006, in: Evz.ro, unter: http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/trecutul-comunist-al-patriarhului-teoctist-423690.html(Stand: 1.06.2013).

Downloads

Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

ROGNEAN, R. . (2016). THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, THE “PUBLICAN” BETWEEN POLITICAL ELITES AND CITIZEN. HOW MUCH INSTITUTIONALIZED RELIGION CAN POLITICAL COMMUNICATION HANDLE? / DIE ORTHODOXE KIRCHE RUMÄNIENS, DER „ZÖLLNER“ ZWISCHEN POLITISCHEN ELITEN UND BÜRGERN. WIEVIEL INS. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Europaea, 61(2), 123–148. Retrieved from http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbeuropaea/article/view/4822

Issue

Section

Articles