1.0#JuniaInitiativehttps://juniainitiative.com/en/sarinahttps://juniainitiative.com/en/author/sarina/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2fM2xU3iS0"><a href="https://juniainitiative.com/en/junia/">Theological foundations</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://juniainitiative.com/en/junia/embed/#?secret=2fM2xU3iS0" width="600" height="338" title="“Theological foundations” — #JuniaInitiative" data-secret="2fM2xU3iS0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> [vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”element_from_fade” css=”.vc_custom_1569910117586{padding-top: 140px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}” transition_delay=”300″][vc_column_inner][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=”two_columns” switch_to_one_column=”1000″][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=”middle” advanced_animations=”no” item_padding=”0 0 0 0″][vc_single_image image=”2905″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=”” qode_hover_animation=”zoom_in”][/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=”middle” advanced_animations=”no” item_padding=”0 0 0 60px” item_padding_1024_1280=”1px 0 0 60px” item_padding_600_768=”50px 0 0 0″ item_padding_480_600=”50px 0 0 0″ item_padding_480=”50px 0 0 0″][vc_column_text] [vc_separator type=”small” position=”left” color=”#858585″ thickness=”1″ width=”39″ up=”7″ down=”7″]Theological foundations [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1589359284087{margin-top: -10px !important;}”] Sacramental mission [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”21px”][vc_column_text]The celibate priesthood is inscribed in a sacralized hierarchical structure, which in practice focuses less and less on the congregation and more and more on the self-preservation of this system. The #JuniaInitiative observes these developments with concern. The people behind the Initiative perceive a sacramental hunger in congregations, communities and institutions and are concerned that precious experiences of the divine presence are being abandoned in favor of the preservation of the system. It wants to find a way beyond the linking...