L’atto di appartenenza alla Chiesa secondo Karl Rahner

Abstract

The article reflects on the topic The Role of the Church in Karl Rahner’s view. The identity of the Church cannot be reduced only to the community that administers the sacraments as the instruments of salvation. The Church is a sacrament given by Christ to the world. The Church is the reality of God’s saving dialogue with humanity. Only in God this dialogue may be realized individually or in a community and it begins with the sacrament of baptism. Baptism enables to partcipate fully in the Church. Baptism is the sacrament of God’s grace given to people as a justification. The justification always conquers human guilt and sins of those who receive baptism.

Keywords

• Church
• Karl Rahner
• sacrament
• baptism
• justification
• salvation